" WOW!""Look at the millions of tiny bubbles!"
We wanted to find out if we could show a chemical reaction taking place by mixing 2 substances together.
We wanted to find out if we could show a chemical reaction taking place by mixing 2 substances together.We used 2 reactants in our experiment, bicarbonate of soda (sodium bicarbonate) and vinegar (ascetic acid).
We guessed - would we perhaps create a new product?
What we did was we added a big spoonful of bicarbonate of soda to a small plastic container that was half full of vinegar with a little bit of red food colouring for effect!
What happened was that INSTANTLY the 2 reactants fizzed up and poured out of the container! This showed that a chemical reaction had taken place and that a GAS was present. The gas was carbon dioxide.
This showed us that we could demonstrate a chemical reaction by mixing 2
substances together. Cool!
(Mixing 2 substances does not always create a chemical reaction).
it was so weird when you put the bicarbonate of soda in and the hole thing bubbles up its like a mini valcano erupting
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