This project and its actions were made possible due to co-financing by the European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals Testing acids Subject:Science Age group:12–14 Topic:Chemistry practical EAL Nexus resource Licence information | This resource is free to use for educational purposes. © British Council 2015 Source | This resource was originally developed by Ruth Wilson and Remy Mal for Wolverhampton Local Authority and Heath Park Business and Enterprise College and has been adapted by EAL Nexus.
We wanted to find out which …
… is the strongest acid. hydrochloric acidsulphuric acidnitric acid
We measured 10ml of acid and poured it into a test tube.
We added five drops of universal indicator.
We observed the colour change.
We checked the colour chart to see what the pH was. acidalkalineutral
We repeated the process with all the acids.
We recorded our results in a table. SubstanceColourStrong or weak acid? pH
We found out that the __________ acid was stronger than the _____________ acid. The ____________ acid was the strongest of all the acids we tested.
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