Science of Crackers on Diwali at Pithvi Theatre

3 11 2013

Chai and why organized lecture with practical glimpse in science  of crackers on Diwali day at Prithvi Theatre ,today happens to be veteran birthday. Myself residing close to the landmark went around to find the talk on subject of chemical which reacts to form crackers and lights which sparks in light in form of energy emitting.
With little history of Prithvi Theatre is one of Mumbai‘s best known theatres. It was built by Shashi Kapoor in memory of his father Prithviraj Kapoor who had dreamt of having a “home” for his repertory theatre company, Prithvi Theatres. belongs to the Kapoor family, one of the most influential actor/director families in Bollywood. Prithviraj Kapoor founded ‘Prithvi Theatres’, a traveling theatre company in 1944.

Pictorial part

Most of the chemicals and metals which play important role in lightening and coloring were told and to name few are potassium permanganate,ethanol,methanol, sulfuric acid and phosphorous metals like iron,strontium,
lithium,  Boric acid have their Q to lit by oxidation and other chemical reaction those in molecular forms are Benzene and hydrogen peroxide and Nacl etc.