Lab Demonstration: Water to Wine to Milk

Unit 3 You have decided that, in your new career as a magician, that you would perform a chemistry demonstration that makes it look like water is changing into different substances. a) What are the observations that you want your audience to see for each cup as you transfer?

1 2 clear pink

3 clear

clear with bubbles milky with bubbles pink with bubbles

b) From the following list of compounds, determine which compound you want to put into each cup to make the magic trick to work and write the formula below each cup. (note: you can add more than one compound to a cup) Barium sulfate, sodium hydroxide, water, indicator, sodium bicarbonate, sodium hydroxide, sulfuric acid, sulfuric acid 1. Water and indicator (Phenolphthalein) H2O(l) + C20H14O4(l) + H2SO4 (aq) 2. Add sodium hydroxide H2O(l) + C20H14O4(l) + H2SO4 (aq) + 2NaOH(aq) 3. Add sulfuric acid 2NaOH(aq) + 2H2SO4(aq) Na2SO4(aq) + 2H2O(l) + H2SO4 (aq) 4. Add sodium bicarbonate H2SO4 (aq) + 2NaHCO3 (s) 2CO2 (g) + Na2SO4 (aq) + 2H2O(l) 5. Add barium sulfate Na2SO4 (aq) + BaSO4 (s) 6. Add sodium hydroxide NaOH(aq)