The Belousov–Zhabotinsky Reaction

The Belousov–Zhabotinsky (BZ) reaction is used extensively as a model chemical system in the studies of self-organization phenomena. Thus, it plays a role similar to that of Drosophila, or the fruit fly, in molecular genetics. It has not been the first oscillatory reaction discovered, and its full kinetic mechanism is quite complex and still not completely understood. Nonetheless, it can be easily prepared and run; it is also easy to control. The oscillation periods are in the range of tens of seconds and the wavelengths of spatial patterns are in the millimeter range, allowing for observations by the non-aided eye.

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