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How could you determine the acidity of household items, Paper…
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Paper Chromatography, Thin Layer Chromatography, High Performance Liquid Chromatography and PH testing using an indicator are different tests used to determine whether or not an acid is present in a household item. These tests can be done in tandem with a carefully monitored neutralization reaction to determine the acidity of the item
Acidity is the concentration of H+ ions in a solution with the PH scale used to represent the acidity of a solution. The PH scale is logarithmic meaning that as the PH value increases by one, the concentration of hydrogen ions decreases by 10 times. For example, a substance of PH 3 would have a 10 times lower concentration of hydrogen ions than a substance with a PH 2
An enzymatic assay is an experiment in which a specific enzyme used to absorb the acid is carefully monitored as it is added to the acidic solution.
Household Items are a variety of goods or products that can be found within the average household. A larger number of these goods contain acids than we realize
As acids and bases may be highly reactive, some household objects may be hazardous to touch such as cleaning chemicals like bleach. Additionally, a number of household objects are liquids such as drinks like water and juice. To prevent these hazards, a number of precautions can be taken such as wearing appropriate PPE such as an apron, safety goggles and gloves, and keeping glassware and beakers containing liquids away from edges
There are a number of factors which impact the acidity of household items. These vary from the object itself and its properties such as its carbonation and state to the type of acid use and how it could be measured to external factors such as the temperature.
A number of limitations need to be considered when determining the acidity of household items to get a better understanding of the results and their interpretations