Experiments

I conducted my first two experiments today. I found out that blackberry juice makes the reaction stronger, and the applesauce slows the bubbles down. These are the formulas I used:

For the blackberries

• 4 blackberries
  
• 1 tsp vinegar
• 1/2 tsp baking soda

For the applesauce

• 1 tbsp applesauce
• 1 tsp vinegar
• 1/2 tsp baking soda

I am trying to attach pictures of the experiments, so they will show up in a later post.

1st Decision

I decided, after some intensive research, that I will try mixing the following ingredients with vinegar and baking soda:

• Water
• Dr. Pepper
• Applesauce
• Blackberry Juice

All of these should be safe to test.

This is a link to a toondoo of part of my question... hope you like it!!!

http://www.toondoo.com/cartoon/546291

Boiling Vinegar

I have been looking for a list of toxic mixes, but so far no luck. I did find out that heating vinegar is dangerous, as the fumes can sometimes be toxic. Just a heads up--never boil vinegar, even in a coffee pot!

More Research

I did a little more searching today and found out that mixing bleach with vinegar and baking soda creates an extreamly harmful gas!!! NEVER mix vinegar and bleach!!! So bleach is definitely off the list of things to mix. I hope to find more harmful ingredients as well as safe ones soon.

Hypothesis

I decided today that my hypothesis will be that the mix will still bubble with other ingredients added to it. Because carbon dioxide makes it bubble, I think the carbon dioxide will not be dampened by other ingredients.

Follow the link to a ToonDoo!
http://www.toondoo.com/cartoon/545704

Research

Today I found out that mixing acetic acid(vinegar) and sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) create an acid base reaction. So, acetic acid and sodium bicarbonate form carbonic acid, which is basically carbon dioxide and water. The carbon dioxide is what you see foaming and bubbling in the reaction.

My Question

For this fun and scientific project, I decided to use an interesting and fun question. Does a vinegar and baking soda mixture still bubble if different substances are added to it? Hopefully, I will be able to find promising results.