Guidelines

How do you make slime with borax and polyvinyl alcohol?

How do you make slime with borax and polyvinyl alcohol?

Procedure:

  1. Measure 2 tsp. of polyvinyl alcohol polymer solution into a cup.
  2. Add 1/4 teaspoon of Borax solution. Mix well with a wooden stick.
  3. Touch and try to pour the product.
  4. Working on waxed paper, roll the “slime” into a ball and try to bounce it.
  5. Let it sit for a while.
  6. Try to pull it apart quickly.

How do you make PVC slime?

‘How To Make’ PVA Glue Slime

  1. You will need PVA Glue, Borax, Glitter, a spoon, gloves, a bowl, warm water and food colouring.
  2. Important!
  3. Begin with 250ml of PVA Glue.
  4. Add your cup of water and mix well.
  5. Add some food colouring.
  6. Mix together.
  7. Add one tea spoon of Borax to one cup of warm water.

How do you make slime without glue?

Instructions

  1. Mix the shampoo with food coloring if using.
  2. Add the cornstarch and mix into a crumbly paste.
  3. Slowly mix in the water.
  4. Knead the slime until smooth and stretchy.

Can you make slime with PVA glue and borax?

Making some slime (or as I knew it when I learned how to make it in school, Flubber) with my sons. It’s a lot of fun and a great way to introduce kids to polymers. All you need is some PVA glue, Borax, and water to make some fun slime! You can adjust the consistency by adding more or less water.

What kind of glue is used to make slime?

Slime is sometimes described as a reversible cross-linking gel. The cross-linking between the polymer chains of polyvinyl alcohol occurs by adding borax, Na 2 B 4 O 7 .10H 2 O (sodium tetraborate). PVA glue contains, amongst other things, the polymer polyvinyl alcohol (also called polyethenol).

How to make polyvinyl alcohol with PVA and borax?

Add 50 mL of PVA solution to a 250 mL beaker. To this, add 5 mL of borax solution and mix vigorously with a wooden stirrer. A clear gel should form immediately. The viscosity of the gel can be altered by changing the ratio of PVA:borax. 3. The gel formed can be kneaded into a ball, slowly stretched but shears when quickly twisted. 4.

What kind of alcohol is used to make slime?

Various types of slime have been manufactured. In this investigation you use the polymer polyvinyl alcohol, which is reasonably cheap and is readily available from suppliers because it is widely used as a thickener, stabiliser and binder in cosmetics, paper cloth, films, cements and mortars.