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Relative Chemical Activity of Some Metals

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 ...

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Neutralization of a Soft Drink Test

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 ...

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Comparing Acids and Bases

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. ...

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