Learn how to take the rust off your bike or write secret message in invisible ink or make a battery — all with a lemon!

Why does tea change color when lemon is added to it? Why can lemon and baking soda put out a fire? What does lemon juice do to the surface of water and how does it react with metals?

The Chemistry of a Lemon, designed to delight and challenge the young chemist, will help him apply the methods of scientific research to find the answers to these questions for himself. All the experiments can be conducted with a lemon and other easily obtainable solids and liquids.

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