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Acids and Bases

Science FUNdamentals

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OUTLINE

  • Mystery Acids and Bases
  • Indicators
  • The Shell-less Egg
  • An Explosive Acid/Base Reaction

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Mystery Acids and Bases!

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Background

Acids: Sour

Bases: Bitter

Indicators: Change colours to tell us If something is an acid or a base

Example: Litmus Paper

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QUESTION TIME

  • List household or food items that are acids or bases?
  • Do you use any of them daily?

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Acid:

Base:

Fun Fact: Acid in your stomach helps you digest food!

There are many household examples that people use in their homes daily!

Some common examples:

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Indicators!

How can we identify Acid and Bases?

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Magical Colour Changes

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Mystery Acids and Bases and the Magical Colour Changes

pH Scale: range of colours and numbers that indicate acids or bases

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Red Cabbage is an Indicator with

a pH scale that looks like this:

The Indicator will change colour depending on the solution.

Which Solution is an Acid? Which is a Base?

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Classroom Chemistry

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Classroom Chemistry

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Classroom Chemistry

If your solution turns pink it is an Acid

If your solution turns blue it is a Base

The more pink the solution, the more acidic it is

The more blue the solution, the more basic it is

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QUESTION TIME

  • Why are the solutions changing colour?
  • Why didn’t the cabbage juice indicator change colours when added to water

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  1. -indicators measure pH

-measure something called protons in the solution

-The indicator changes colour in response to the number of protons

  1. Water is NEUTRAL!

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The Shell Less Egg!

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The Shell-less Egg

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The Shell-less Egg

  • An egg was placed in vinegar for 7 days
  • Egg shells are made of calcium carbonate

which is a base

  • Vinegar is acetic acid
  • Shell-less egg video link

What has happened to the egg in these 7 days?

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An Explosive Acid/Base Reaction

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An Explosive Reaction

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An Explosive Acid/Base Reaction

Baking Soda is a Base

Vinegar, is an acid

What will happen if these two are mixed in an acid/base reaction?

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QUESTIONS ?

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