Austin Millsap, Perry Brown, & Shani Richert
What is a Chemical Reaction
A chemical reaction is a process in which
one or more substances are changed
into others.
What Causes a Chemical Reaction
When you mix an acid with a base they
cancel each other out and react to
create a different substance.
Reaction
A process in which one or more
substances are changed into others.
Density
How much something of a fixed volume
weighs.
The pH Scale
A scale of acidity with lower numbers
being more acidic and higher numbers
being more basic
Acid
Substance that gets rid of hydrogen ions
when dissolved in water
Bases
Substance that gets rid of hydroxide ions
when dissolved in water
Neutrals
A solution that has a pH of 7. It is neither
an acid or a base
Experiment Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B
GXktUUIGZ0
Experiment Instructions
1. Put ½ cup of cold water into 2 liter bottle
2. Then ¾ cup of vinegar into the bottle
3. Stretch out the balloon so it inflates better
4. Put 2 Tb of baking soda into the balloon
5. Attach balloon to the top of the bottle with rubber band
6. Lift the balloon so baking soda pours into liquid mix
7. Watch as the mix blows up the balloon
Works Cited
http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/ac/Acid
http://www.epa.gov/acidrain/education/site_
students/phscale.html
http://www.epa.gov/acidrain/education/site_
students/phscale.html
http://www.swiftutors.com/chemistry/chemic
al-reaction.php
http://www.education.com/sciencefair/article/balloon-gas-chemical-reaction/