Neutralizing Acids and Bases-

            
             The sought to determine the effects of mixing various levels .
             of acids and bases to see which combination would have the .
             most explosive reaction, and measure the resulting pH .
             levels. I did this by testing an assortment of different pH .
             levels of acids and bases, mixing them together and .
             measuring the results. Most of the experiments resulted in .
             a pH neutral solution, except for the Sulfuric Acid and the .
             Sodium Hydroxide. By far, the Sulfuric Acid was the most .
             explosive, followed by the Citric and Acetic acid.
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             Introduction.
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             The project I am doing has to do with the mixing of acids .
             and bases with assorted pH levels and recording the results. .
             The pH levels are a scale of 0-14 that measure the acidity .
             or base content of a chemical. I became interested in this .
             project when I first experimented with the "Volcano" project .
             a few years ago. I wanted to investigate why this happened, .
             how it happened, and see if I could make it better. .
             If you have done the Volcano project, you would know that .
             you use more vinegar than you do baking soda, but you might .
             not know how much more. I looked up the chemical compounds .
             and names of some common household items, then tested their .
             pH levels. I was going to try to prove that this project .
             can be used with different chemicals, different pH levels, .
             and different amounts. I would show the ideal combinations .
             of acids and bases that would give off this mild explosion. .
             My conclusion could help people in the future who are doing .
             the Volcano project, and want to get a more exciting .
             explosion.
             Experimental.
             Here is how I did my experiment. First I formed my .
             hypothesis, and I thought how I should go about doing it. I .
             decided to use Vinegar (Acetic Acid) and Baking Soda (Sodium .
             Bicarbonate.) I used these because they are the basic and .
             well know chemicals used in the "Volcano" project, which is .
             a bubbling, fizzing foam caused by mixing almost any amount .
             of Vinegar and Baking Soda.