Baking Soda Lab Report

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The purpose of lab 1.1 Heating Baking Soda is to observe the baking soda as it is heated, the test tube, and the apparatus. Then to determine what happens to baking soda when it is heated. There are three parts to the experiment the empty test tube test, the heating baking soda test, and the tea test. To determine the effect of heating baking soda heated baking soda is compared to two different controls to isolate the properties of baking soda when it is heated. Then to determine that baking soda causes gas to be produced when heated
The Empty test tube test provides a control for the heating baking soda test; it shows what reactions happen when the test tube is heated with the apparatus attached. During the test the apparatus is set up and …show more content…

The Empty test tube test is a control of the heating baking soda. The test is done to see the reactions that occur when an empty test tube is heated, so it is known what reactions occur because of the baking soda and what reactions because of the heating test tube. This is why it is known that an unknown gas is produced as baking soda is heated because when the baking soda is heated in the heating baking soda test the void in the collection bottle increases and the water level in the plastic tub rises more than it did in the heating empty test tube test. Therefore if the apparatus system is without a leak as baking soda is heated an unknown gas is produced out of the baking soda to fill the collection bottle. An unknown liquid is also produced when the baking soda is heated. This is another difference seen in between the heating baking soda test and the empty test tube test. When the empty test tube is heated there is very small liquid droplets that form inside on the top of the test tube but when baking soda is heated very large liquid droplets form. Therefore the liquid that is seen in the heating baking soda test that is not seen in the empty test tube test must have been produced from the baking soda. After the baking soda is heated in the heating baking soda test the unknown white powder that remains in the test tube is no longer baking soda. This is known because during the …show more content…

And to find out what the three substances left in the experiment

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