Objective of Bicarb and Citric Acid Experiment

In this experiment, a complete reaction will be presented between the critic acid and bicarbonates. The main aim of this experiment is to analyse the base procedure of the complete reaction between these chemicals. The main aim of this experiment is to measure the weight of the carbon dioxide gas during this reaction. Through this experiment, it will become extremely easy to consider the amount of citric acid used for the production of excessive amount of carbon dioxide.  

Introduction of Bicarb and Citric Acid Experiment

According to the facts, when citric acid and baking soda are considered as the most common household chemicals. It can be noted that the critic acid is considered as a natural occurring chemical. Moreover, it is present in lemons and different fruits. It is also added in candies for changing its taste. On the other hand, bicarbonate also known as baking soda is also used for cleaning, baking and deodorizing. Now the reaction between these chemicals is extremely amazing. This is because when the baking soda and citric acid is reacting with each other it will change the nature of the chemicals. From the reaction, it can be noted that sodium and critic acid ions are formed during reaction (Sanjay Kumar Jain, 2012). According to this case, there is a need to test a stoichiometric version of the reaction. The whole reaction is also following different things by testing perturbations. According to this fact, the each reactant will be strategically doubled. This will also create a matrix effect on the whole reaction. Moreover, after analysing the test matrix data, they are required to find main optimum quantities for the chemical reaction. The data will be collected according to the reaction temperature and also production of carbon dioxide (S.-T. Lee, 2014).

Method of Bicarb and Citric Acid Experiment

In the first step, just measure the mass of the 250 ml beaker. Then after this, note this weight on the paper. After this, just weight out the amount of sodium bicarbonate and add it into the beaker. Then after this, just measure the total weight of the chemical and beaker and note this total weight on the paper. Following on the next step, just add 100 ml water into the beaker. After this just measure the total weight after adding water and record it on paper. Then after this, take only 5g of the Citric acid on weighting tray. Now in the next step, just add this citric acid in the bicarbonate solution and also record the total weight after adding it. After this in the next step, just stir the solution with the help of a stirrer. For that case, just stir this solution until the bubbles present in the beaker will gone and all solid are dissolved in the solution with perfection. Now after this, when bubbles are removed then the reaction will be completed. Just after this record the total weight of the beaker just after it. For that case, there is a need of stoichiometry techniques for calculating the mass of the gas evolved during the reaction. Through the help of this method, it will become simple to measure the mass of carbon dioxide produced during the whole chemical reaction. Moreover, there is also need to consider the amount of citric acid used for the reaction.

Results & Analysis

Discussion of Bicarb and Citric Acid Experiment

When the Sodium bicarbonate as well as citric acid re combined in the water presence then the reaction occurs an also producing a salt of sodium citrate , carbon dioxide gas and water . The reaction is given below;

In the water the citric acid dissociates to become the hydrogen ions as well as the citrate ions;

In water the sodium bicarbonate which form the bicarbonate ions and the sodium ions

Now in the above table there are different sample of the sodium bicarbonate which is obtained after the complete reactions.

Conclusion of Bicarb and Citric Acid Experiment

Summing up all the discussion it is concluded that the lab report is about the “Bicarbonate Soda & Citric Acid”. In this lab report first of all identify the objective of the lab which is given in the above. Then elaborate the introduction and background of the lab report along with these methods which is sued in the lab. In the result and analysis section there are different sample of the sodium carbonate which is used to test.