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(B-Z reaction (Belousov-Zhabotin­skii reaction

 A chemical reaction that shows a periodic colour change between magenta and blue with a pe­riod of about one minute. It occurs with a mixture of sulphuric acid, potassium bromate(V), cerium sul­phate, and propanedioic acid. The colour change is caused by alternat­ing oxidation-reductions in which cerium changes its oxidation state (Ce3+ gives a magenta solution while Ce4+ gives a blue …

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