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    This document describes a lab procedure to test common household products to determine if they are acidic, basic, or neutral. Students will use litmus paper and pH paper to test 11 household products and record their observations. The goal is to identify how many of the products are acids, bases, or neutral.

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    Names:__________________________

    Date: _________________

    HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS TESTING LAB


    Purpose: To determine the acidity/ alkalinity of common household products.
    Watch glass
    Eye dropper
    50 ml beaker

    Materials: 11 household products


    pH paper
    red litmus paper
    blue litmus paper
    Procedure:

    1) Place a small amount of each household product on the red litmus paper and
    note results.
    2) Place a small amount of each household product on the blue litmus paper and
    note results.
    3) Place a small amount of each household product on the pH paper and note
    results.
    4) Decide whether each household product is an acid, base, neutral. Write it
    down in your results.

    Pre-Lab questions:
    1. For each litmus paper result, state whether the substance is an acid, base
    or neutral substance.
    Result of red
    litmus paper
    1
    Red
    2
    Blue
    3
    Red
    Results:
    Household
    product name

    Observations
    (state, color, clarity)

    Resulting color of
    blue litmus paper

    Is this substance
    acidic, basic or
    neutral?

    Red
    Blue
    Blue

    Red
    litmus
    paper

    Blue
    litmus
    paper

    pH
    paper

    Acid/Base/
    Neutral

    Dish detergent
    Vinegar
    Baking soda
    Water softener
    Spritz up
    Windex
    Acetaminophen
    Shampoo
    Tap water
    Lemon juice
    Milk
    Mixture of
    baking soda +
    vinegar
    Analysis:
    How many of the liquids tested were:
    Acids?

    ________

    Bases?

    ________
    2

    Neutral substances?

    ________

    Review Questions:
    1. What properties help you to identify an acid?

    2. What properties help you to identify a base?

    3. What is a neutralization reaction?

    4. What are the three different methods that can be used to determine whether a
    substance is an acid or base?

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