Acid or Base Lab
Name:______________________
Purpose:
For this lab, you will be given pH testing paper. You go around to each of the stations and test
whether or not the provided substance is an acid or base.
Procedure:
1. Pick a station to start at.
2. At your station, use a piece of litmus paper and a syringe to test the pH of the provided
substance.
3. Record the color and PH of the substance.
4. Determine whether the substance is an acid, base, or neutral
5. Repeat steps 1-4 until all stations have been visited.
Data:
Substance
pH
Color
Acid or Base
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Analysis:
1. Which substances are acidic?
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2. Which substances are basic?
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3. Which substance(s) is neither acidic nor basic?
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4. How do you know?
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