Chemistry Lab Report

YI QING CHEN

SNC1D1-11
Science
Teacher: Mr. Ishigro
Student Number: 344711122
Due date: April 11, 2016

Purpose
The purpose of this experiment was to make discoveries and observations on what
would happen in the zip lock bag when the variety combinations of three substances are
mixed together.

Introduction
This experiment was conducted to mix any combination of two solid chemicals and one
liquid chemical together in a zip lock bag at the same time and make observations. The
chemicals included citric acid, sodium bicarbonate, calcium chloride, bromothymol blue,
and water. The three mixture picked out of the combinations for this experiment were
citric acid/ sodium bicarbonate + bromothymol blue, sodium bicarbonate/calcium
chloride + water, and citric acid/ sodium bicarbonate + water.
The hypothesis was that the mixture of citric acid and sodium bicarbonate would turn
another color when bromothymol blue was added because a new substance would be
formed when gas was produced. The mixture of sodium bicarbonate and calcium chloride
and water would be in liquid state. The substances would not react. The mixture of citric
acid, sodium bicarbonate and water would be in liquid state and there would be
settlements. The solid chemicals would react and produce gas.

Equipment
Zip lock bag
Scoopulas/spoons
Small test tubes
Goggles

Apparatus
Chemicals
Citric acid
Sodium bicarbonate
Calcium chloride
Bromothymol blue
Water

Procedure
Citric Acid/ Sodium Bicarbonate + Bromothymol Blue:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

A spoonful of citric acid was placed in a small test tube.

A spoonful of sodium bicarbonate was placed in the same test tube.
The test tube was placed in a zip lock bag.
Two drops of bromothymol blue was put into the test tube inside the zip lock bag.
The zip lock bag was closed

Sodium bicarbonate/Calcium chloride + Water

1.
2.
3.
4.

A spoonful of sodium bicarbonate was placed in a zip lock bag.

A spoonful of calcium chloride was placed in the same zip log bag.
One small test tube full of water was placed in the zip lock bag.
The zip lock bag was closed.

Citric Acid/ Sodium Bicarbonate + Water

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

A spoonful of citric acid was placed in a small test tube.

A spoonful of sodium bicarbonate was placed in the same test tube.
The test tube was placed in a zip lock bag.
Two spoonful of water was placed into the test tube inside the zip lock bag.
The zip lock bag was closed.

Observation
Citric Acid/ Sodium Bicarbonate + Bromothymol Blue

The mixture was

Bubbling
Fizzing
Turned yellow
Not transparent
Gas state

Sodium bicarbonate/Calcium chloride + Water

The mixture was

White
Not transparent
Liquid state
Calm

Citric Acid/ Sodium Bicarbonate + Water

The mixture was

Bubbling
Fizzing
Transparent/Clear
Liquid state
Settlement
Created gas

Conclusion

When various combinations of variety combinations of three substances are mixed

together, the results were as following..

Huge amount of gas was created

Small amounts of bubbles were created
Settlements in the mixture
Changes in color
No visible reactions