Sodium Bicarbonate, Calcium Chloride And Sodium Carbonate Affect Its Overall Ph Balance

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INIT Summative Task 3 – Science Experiment Colette Chamberland Western Governors University A. Project Plan I will be conducting a science experiment on how different substances added to tap water will affect its overall pH balance. We know that most substances are either alkali or acid and I will base my experiment on this. I will add substances that will alter the pH in either direction and document these changes. Problem Statement I will measure how adding sodium bicarbonate, citric acid, calcium chloride and sodium carbonate affect the pH balance of tap water. I will use .5 ml of plain tap water with nothing added to it but the universal indicator liquid to get a baseline for the experiment. I will add .15…show more content…
Experiment Design Steps 1. Wash all equipment with soap and water and allow to dry. Sterilization is not necessary for this particular experiment. 2. Label 5 wells: a. P- Plain tap water (Control) b. SB – Sodium Bicarbonate c. SC – Sodium Carbonate d. CA – Citric Acid e. CC – Calcium Chloride 3. Add .5 ml of plain tap water to each well 4. Add 1 drop of Universal Indicator to each well 5. Take reading to make sure they all have the same base pH 6. Add .15 ml of each substance as labeled on wells and agitate. 7. Allow to sit for a minute and then record the pH level of each based on the Universal Indicator pH color chart. A2b. Reasoning I chose this particular experiment because I had all the substances readily available to me as provided for free from ACS. It was very difficult to find literature to review for this particular experiment because I don’t believe most people have all these chemicals readily available to them so I thought I would take advantage of it. A2c. Sequence of Events 1. Start with labeling wells 2. Add the .5 ml of tap water to each well 3. Add 1 drop of universal indicator liquid to each well 4. Verify that they all have the same starting

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