Monday, May 17, 2010

Experimenting with Baking Soda and Vinegar


I will be putting you through the process of mixing vinegar and baking soda. This is a list of the process on how to experiment with the two substances.
  • Pour the baking soda into a container, above any surface that will be easily cleaned.
  • Then pour the vinegar that can be colored in order to highlight the reaction.
The baking soda should bubble up and react with the vinegar, and releases gases from this chemical reaction. Be careful to wear goggles, because the baking soda and vinegar mixture could splash into your eyes causing great pain.

Fun Fact!
The reaction going on is a double replacement, and therefore creates sodium acetate and carbon dioxide as well as producing water. The carbon dioxide released will create pressure, and if the mixture is capped, it will explode! Which is very fun to watch!

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