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We cannot tell if something is acid or alkali just by looking at it. We use an indicator called a Litmus paper to do this. Indicators turn different colours depending on whether they are mixed with acids or alkalis and so indicate whether something is acid or alkaline.

Measuring p indicates whether a solution is an acid or a base. ! p less than " indicates an acid and the lower the p # the stronger the concentration of the acid. ! p more than " indicates a base and the higher the p # the stronger the concentration of the base. !cids and bases are chemical opposites but if a solution$s p is "# it is neutral which means it is neither an acid nor a base. %ry the experiment below and disco&er the p of solutions of many common household items. Research question: Which household solutions are acids and which are alkalis' Hypothesis:

Variables: a) Manipulated: . b) Responding variables: .. c) Controlled variables:

Procedures:

(. )repare * different types of food solutions in the respecti&e beakers pro&ided. +. %est each food solution with Litmus paper and with p strip. %ake the strip out and ,read, the p within (- sec. .. /etermine if the solutions were acids 0p from - 1 23# neutral 0p "3 or alkali 0p from 4 1 (53 and record the obser&ations (

Results: ypes o' (olutions )our guess *hat it is +it,us Paper est pH 'ro, test !cid or #ase

$iscussions: (. What is the color change on the litmus paper when the food solution tested is alkali' +. What is the color change on the litmus paper when food solution tested is acid' .. Which foods are strong acid and weak acid' 5. Which foods are strong alkali and weak alkali' *. 9i&e + chemical and physical properties of acid and alkalis respecti&ely.

Conclusion:

%&tended Responses (. What are the !%L :kills I ha&e attained through this In&estigation'

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