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Monday, 13 September 2021

Acid

 Aim: To make red cabbage pH indicator for use on different household chemicals

What makes something acid ?

Properties of acid

What is an acid? a substances with particular chemical .

What are 3 examples of acids? sulfuric acid , carbonic acid , hydrochloric acid

What is the most famous indicator? Moving averages

What does pH stand for? power of hydrogen

How many numbers are there on the pH scale? 1-14

Red Cabbage Indicator experiment

Materials

  1. Red Cabbage

  2. Beaker

  3. Bunsen Burner

  4. Pipette

  5. Sodium Hydroxide

  6. Hydrochloric acid

  7. Test Tubes

  8. Paper towel

  9. Test tube rack

  10. Water

  11. Vinegar

  12. Floor cleaner

  13. Dishwashing liquid

Steps

  1. Chop up the red cabbage into small pieces. Place in a beaker and cover with a small amount of water.

  2. Bring the solution to the boil using a Bunsen burner and then turn off the heat. Let it sit to cool down.

  3. Pour the cabbage water through a paper towel into a beaker. The dark purple liquid in the jar is the pH indicator liquid.

  4. Suck up the indicator into a pipette.

  5. Use the cabbage indicator to test the acidity of the different household liquids by slowly putting a drop at a time into the test tube.


Findings:



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