The purpose of this lab was to become familiar with a method for determining the relative activities of metals as reducing agents. The first experiment tested the reaction of sodium with water. A test tube was filled with water and inverted in a large beaker of water ...

Recall that in a neutralization reaction between an acid and a base, the products will be water and ... In this lab activity, you will neutralize a colorless soft drink using dilute household ammonia. The indicator used to determine when neutralization occurs will be phenolphthalein, often referred to as phth ...

A test tube containing an acid and a test tube containing a base look the same. Scientists use indicators, substances that change color, to distinguish between acids and bases. You have probably heard that acids corrode metals. ...