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Periodic Graphics
Periodic graphics: Dyeing Easter eggs
Chemical educator and Compound Interest blogger Andy Brunning explains the chemistry behind the tradition
by Andy Brunning
April 10, 2017
| A version of this story appeared in
Volume 95, Issue 15
To download a pdf of this article, visit cenm.ag/eastereggs.
References used to create this graphic:
The Chemistry of Egg Dyeing - Bytesize Science
The Science Behind a Perfectly Dyed Easter Egg
To see more of Brunning’s work, go to compoundchem.com. To see all of C&EN’s Periodic Graphics, visit cenm.ag/periodicgraphics.
This article has been translated into Spanish by Divulgame.org and can be found here.
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