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What substances turned into Acids? & What substances turned into Bases?
Hypothesis: Procedure: Pour about three milliliters of your sample in each of
three test tubes. Pour the same amount on a watch glass. In the first test tube
put in two drops of methyl orange and record the color. In the second test tube,
put in two drops of bromothymol blue and record the color. In the third test
tube, add two drops of phenothalein and record the color.
Using the watch glass
sample, touch the tips of a red and a blue litmus paper and record the colors.
Then touch the tip of a piece of pH Paper and record the color and match the
color to the chart and record the pH. Methyl O Bromothymol B Phenothalein R
Litmus B Litmus pH Paper Color Congo R AA- orange/red yellow clear red red
pink(1) purple OJ- red/orange yellow yellow red pink Orange(4) purple HA- red
yellow clear red red red(2) purple Bleach-orange yellow clear red red orange(4)
purple Vinegar-red yellow clear red red red(1) purple SH-orange blue red blue
blue brown(12) orange Mouth wash-red yellow/green sky blue red red red(1) purple
Lemon J-red yellow clear red red red(2) purple Windex-Orange blue clear red blue
orange(6) red Plax-orange blue lilac red red orange(6) peach PickleJ-red yellow
clear red red red(4) brown Di gel- yellow blue lilac blue blue yellow(7) red
Conclusion: Acids are chemical compounds made up of nonmetallic elements or
polyotomic ions combined with hydrogen. They react with metals to release
hydrogen and have a pH less than 7.
That is why litmus paper turns red. So
anything that turned red in my chart was an acid. Bases are compounds made up of
metallic elements or polyotomic ions combined with hydroxyl radicals. They are
formed when some metals react with water and have a pH above 7. They turn litmus
paper blue. So anything on my chart that is blue under litmus is Bases. So from
my results it was very easy to clarify which substance was an acid and which one
was a base.
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