What Happens When Lye is Mixed with Water | Experiment

This is what happens when lye (Sodium Hydroxide) is mixed with water. The temperature changes overtime as the lye reacts with the water. How hot does it get? This order of mixing was chosen to demonstrate what would happen. The mixing of lye with water causes an exothermic reaction. Music Credit: Marty Gots a Plan Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Keywords #scienceexperiment Soap making drain cleaner