Observations of Chemical Changes

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Purpose The purpose of the lab was to recognize chemical changes, what they may indicate, and to understand household product chemical properties. The use of common chemicals allows for a better understanding of the properties that are used in every day life and how they affect each other. Seeing the reaction at a macroscopic level allows questions for the microscopic level and further experimentation. Procedure The experiment was started by gathering the proper equipment and supplies listed in the lab manual, while reading through the entire lab experience. The supplies included: a pencil, a printout of the table of reactions, a toothpick, a sheet of white paper, a sheet of black paper, a paper towel, distilled water, a small amount of household cleaners (such as: Windex, vinegar, and stainless steel/granite cleaner), the goggles from LabPaq, 24-well plate, 96-well plate, a empty short stem pipet, and the bag labeled for the experiment from LabPaq that included: aqueous ammonia, bromethylmol blue, Copper (II) Sulfate, FDC blue dye #1, hydrochloric acid, lead (II) nitrate, phenolphthalein solution, potassium iodide, silver nitrate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium hydroxide, sodium hypochlorite, and starch solution 1% stabilized. The 24-well plate was used to hold the pipets of chemicals going to be used. The end of each of the pipets was cut off to allow use. Next, the table of reactions was labeled with the perspective well that would be used for each chemical reaction listed. The first chemical reaction was in well A-1, two drops of NaHCO3 (sodium bicarbonate) was added to the well followed by two drops of HCl (hydrochloric acid). Bubbles were formed immediately; these bubbles formed are carbon dioxide. The next reaction was in well B-1, two drops of HCl (hydrochloric acid) was added to the well followed by two drops of BTB (bromothylmol blue), this

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