The experiment that I am doing is to see if the water temperature affects the reaction time of an Alka-Seltzer explosion. I believe that it will affect the time of how fast the CO2 builds up because the faster it builds up, the quicker the reaction and therefore the explosion comes faster.
Alka-Seltzer is a drug that is used for heartburn and indigestion relief, along with many other things. When Alka-Seltzer was first introduced, it was advertised in comics in the newspaper in 1931. In 2006, the brang celebrated its 75th anniversary. Alka-Seltzer itself is made up of three main ingredients: Aspirin, citric acid, and sodium bicarbonate (baking soda). When sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) dissolves in water, it splits up and leaves sodium and bicarbonate. The bicarbonate reacts with hydrogen from the citric acid to form carbon dioxide and water. This is what you see when you drop a tablet into a glass of water; it dissolving and CO2 bubbles going up to the surface.
My experiment is based off a different experiment. When you drop a fourth of a tablet of Akla-Seltzer in water, if dissolves. If you drop in into a small container filled …show more content…
The second procedure is Heat or cool water to 50 degrees Fahrenheit. The second procedure is once water is at right temperature, measure 7 teaspoons into small container. The third procedure is drop fourth tablet into water and quickly close the lid .The fourth procedure is shake container for three seconds. The fifth procedure is to place the container, bottom side up, and start stopwatch. The sixth procedure is to wait to either see the container fly or listen for the pop that indicates the explosion has happened, immediately stop the stopwatch. The seventh procedure is to Record time and repeat steps 2-7 two more times. The eighth procedure is to get Hot or cool water to 60, 70, 80,90 and 100 degrees Fahrenheit and repeat steps 3-7 for each temperature and three
Alka-Seltzer is a drug that is used for heartburn and indigestion relief, along with many other things. When Alka-Seltzer was first introduced, it was advertised in comics in the newspaper in 1931. In 2006, the brang celebrated its 75th anniversary. Alka-Seltzer itself is made up of three main ingredients: Aspirin, citric acid, and sodium bicarbonate (baking soda). When sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) dissolves in water, it splits up and leaves sodium and bicarbonate. The bicarbonate reacts with hydrogen from the citric acid to form carbon dioxide and water. This is what you see when you drop a tablet into a glass of water; it dissolving and CO2 bubbles going up to the surface.
My experiment is based off a different experiment. When you drop a fourth of a tablet of Akla-Seltzer in water, if dissolves. If you drop in into a small container filled …show more content…
The second procedure is Heat or cool water to 50 degrees Fahrenheit. The second procedure is once water is at right temperature, measure 7 teaspoons into small container. The third procedure is drop fourth tablet into water and quickly close the lid .The fourth procedure is shake container for three seconds. The fifth procedure is to place the container, bottom side up, and start stopwatch. The sixth procedure is to wait to either see the container fly or listen for the pop that indicates the explosion has happened, immediately stop the stopwatch. The seventh procedure is to Record time and repeat steps 2-7 two more times. The eighth procedure is to get Hot or cool water to 60, 70, 80,90 and 100 degrees Fahrenheit and repeat steps 3-7 for each temperature and three