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Final Draft of Sodium Acetate Lab Report

The document summarizes an experiment conducted at home to produce sodium acetate from baking soda and vinegar, and then produce acetic acid by adding water to the sodium acetate. Key steps included mixing baking soda and vinegar which produced bubbles and sodium acetate crystals. Adding water to the sodium acetate caused a gas to form, indicating acetic acid was produced. Safety precautions were noted since the experiment was conducted at home without typical lab equipment and materials. Observations of each component and reaction were recorded. Sources of error included the reactants mixing before observations could be made due to using the same container.

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Final Draft of Sodium Acetate Lab Report

The document summarizes an experiment conducted at home to produce sodium acetate from baking soda and vinegar, and then produce acetic acid by adding water to the sodium acetate. Key steps included mixing baking soda and vinegar which produced bubbles and sodium acetate crystals. Adding water to the sodium acetate caused a gas to form, indicating acetic acid was produced. Safety precautions were noted since the experiment was conducted at home without typical lab equipment and materials. Observations of each component and reaction were recorded. Sources of error included the reactants mixing before observations could be made due to using the same container.

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Sodium Acetate Lab Report Aaron Li Oct 11, 4:16 PM, home

PURPOSE
To make Sodium Acetate and then Acetic Acid.

NaHCO3(s) + CH3COOH(l) → CO2(g) + H2O(l) + Na+(aq) + CH3COO-(aq)

INTRODUCTION
Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate. The vinegar used in this reaction was impure, hence why the sodium
acetate was brown. Since this was at home, a fume hood, beaker, heat plate, and proper laboratory
materials were unavailable. Sodium Acetate reacts with water to produce acetic acid. Sodium Acetate is
used as a heating pad, hence the term “hot ice”. Acetic acid and hydrogen peroxide can form peracetic
acid.

HYPOTHESIS
The baking soda is white and fluffy with some clumps. The vinegar is reddish-black. Combining them
will create bubbles, a gas sound, and a visible white gas. Sodium acetate will crystallize while the
solution bubbles. Adding water will create a gas sound and a visible white gas while the sodium acetate
disappears.

Location: Home

MATERIALS
Baking soda
Vinegar
Two containers
Pan

SAFETY
(If you are using a plastic bottle) Be sure to put water inside the plastic bottle and heat it to make it more
resistant to heat or the plastic could melt and spill.
Have the “fume hood” on.
Have the doors and windows open.
Have safety goggles and a jacket on, and gloves on.
Prevent exposure of sodium acetate to air or water.
Do not touch or eat sodium acetate - even if it’s edible.
The baking soda should be less than the vinegar.
Make sure the pan is clean of water.

PROCEDURE
1) Record observations of baking soda.
2) Record observations of vinegar.
3) Mix a small amount (or one spoon) of baking soda and put it in the first container.
4) Mix a large amount (or two spoons) of vinegar and put it in the second container.
5) Record observations.
6) Put both in the pan.
7) Record the time for it to react.
8) Record observations.
9) If you want to, you can add water to it to make acetic acid.

OBSERVATIONS

COMPONENT OBSERVATION

Baking Soda White, powdery, 2 cm chunks at maximum, like


white dust

Vinegar Smells like vinegar, blackish-brownish, with some


black solids

Reaction Bubbles and gas sound, no gas visible

Sodium Acetate Smells burnt and horrible, varying shades of


brown

Sodium Acetate After Water Coffee/chocolate smell, looks like vinegar

Sodium Acetate After Lots Of Water (+tiny bit of Lots of concentrated bubbles, a gross, thin,
hydrogen peroxide) plastic-like sheet with trapped bubbles

Sodium Acetate Collected About 1g of black or very dark brown solid

Sodium Acetate + Steam No reaction

Conclusion: Sodium Acetate was black. I learned that putting both in the same container with the same
spoon would get the two to react before having time to record observations. I learned plenty of things
about sodium acetate.

Sources of Error: Put them both on the same plate - they ended up reacting already.
No accurate measurement sources. No accurate lab equipment such as proper heating.
Too little vinegar and baking soda were added.
Sodium Acetate wasn’t collected by scraping but rather by scraping with the burnt solid.

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