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How do diapers change color when wet?

Chemistry, Materials Science, Optics and podcast hosted by Melissa and Jam

Chemistry For Your Life

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Melissa and Jam explain the colour-changing wetness indicator in diapers. The episode connects absorbent polymers with acid–base chemistry, conjugated molecular structures and interactions with light, showing how a change in chemical conditions can produce a visible shift in colour.

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colour-changing wetness indicatordiapersabsorbent polymersacid–base chemistryconjugated molecular structureschemical conditions

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