Chemisty: Observations of Chemical Change
Lab Report 2
Observations of Chemical Changes
Objectives: (1 of 20 points)
The objectives of this experiment are:
To observe some properties of chemical reactions
To associate chemical properties with household products
Background Information: (2 of 20 points)
Chemical changes are often accompanied by physical changes. Three that you should not see in this lab are changes in temperature, presence of a flame, and evolution of light, as when as firefly glows. Three physical changes that indicate a chemical change may have occurred (and that may be seen in this lab) are:
Color changes
Precipitate (formation of a solid)
Formation of gas bubbles
Procedure: (1 of 20 points)
No preliminary dilution of my test chemicals were necessary as Lab Paq provided pre-diluted chemicals. Utilizing the 96-well plate, 2 pipet drops of each chemical were added to the wells in the following combinations: a) NaHCO3+HCl b) HCl+Bromthymol blue c) NH3+1 drop Bromthymol blue d) HCl+blue dye e) Blue dye+NaOCl followed by HCl f) NaOCl+KI followed by various test foods g) KI+Pb(NO3)2 h) NaOH+phenolphthalein i) HCl + phenolphthalein j) NaOH+AgNO3 k) AgNO3+NH3 l) NH3+CuSO4. Along the way, observations were made pertaining to the reactions witnessed. This experiment concluded with testing household chemicals and proper disposal of lab chemicals.
Observations: (10 of 20 points)
CHEMICALS
Well #
Reaction on white paper Reaction on dark paper
a. NaHCO3 + HCl
Bubbling Clear Liquid
Bubbling Clear Liquid
b. HCl + BTB
Golden Yellow Clear Liquid
Amber Clear Liquid
c. NH3 + BTB
Royal Blue Clear Liquid
Dark Blue Opaque Liquid
d. HCl + blue dye
Emerald Green Clear Liquid
Dark Green Opaque Liquid
e. NaOCl + blue dye
Bright blue that dissolved to yellow
Same; just easier to see
then to pale yellow.
f. NaOCl + KI
Gold clear Liquid; then Black
Dark Gold Clear; then Black
after starch added
g. KI + Pb(NO3)2
Bright yellow “puddy-like”
Bright