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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:

Eggs to Dye For

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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