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    This experiment tests whether a rust stain can be removed from a white shirt using salt and lime or household bleach. The hypothesis is that the salt and lime will remove the stain, while the bleach will not. A redox reaction occurs when rust forms on iron, and the citric acid in lime and electrolytes from salt can cause the iron oxides to lose oxygen and gain electrons, removing the stain. Bleach accelerates rusting by making iron more readily lose electrons, so it will not react with and remove an existing rust stain. The experiment involves applying salt and lime or bleach to a rust stain, then checking if the stain is removed. The expected result is that the salt and lime will remove the stain, supporting

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    This experiment tests whether a rust stain can be removed from a white shirt using salt and lime or household bleach. The hypothesis is that the salt and lime will remove the stain, while the bleach will not. A redox reaction occurs when rust forms on iron, and the citric acid in lime and electrolytes from salt can cause the iron oxides to lose oxygen and gain electrons, removing the stain. Bleach accelerates rusting by making iron more readily lose electrons, so it will not react with and remove an existing rust stain. The experiment involves applying salt and lime or bleach to a rust stain, then checking if the stain is removed. The expected result is that the salt and lime will remove the stain, supporting

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    Chem PD Lab Number 2

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    This experiment tests whether a rust stain can be removed from a white shirt using salt and lime or household bleach. The hypothesis is that the salt and lime will remove the stain, while the bleach will not. A redox reaction occurs when rust forms on iron, and the citric acid in lime and electrolytes from salt can cause the iron oxides to lose oxygen and gain electrons, removing the stain. Bleach accelerates rusting by making iron more readily lose electrons, so it will not react with and remove an existing rust stain. The experiment involves applying salt and lime or bleach to a rust stain, then checking if the stain is removed. The expected result is that the salt and lime will remove the stain, supporting

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    Lab No.

    Date: January 13, 2021

    Observation: Your garden chairs have gotten a bit rusty over time. One day you discover a
    reddish brown mark on your favorite white shirt after sitting in the garden chair. Your mom tells
    you that you can remove the stain using salt and lime while your friend tells you to use
    household bleach.

    Topic: Redox Reaction

    Hypothesis: The stain will be removed by the salt and lime and not by the household bleach

    Theory: Rust is the result of an oxidation reaction. This occurs when iron reacts with water and
    oxygen to form hydrated iron (iii) oxide, which is seen as rust. An oxidation reaction occurs
    simultaneously with a reduction reaction and is collectively termed as a redox reaction Redox
    reaction is a type of chemical reaction in which the oxidation states of atoms are changed. When
    the lime which contains citric acid and the salt (that adds extra electrolytes to an otherwise weak
    acid) are added to the rust stain it creates a reaction that causes the iron oxides to lose oxygen
    and gain electrons. When household bleach (sodium hypochlorite a base) is added to iron (iii)
    oxide it accelerate rusting, iron loses electrons more readily in the presence of bleach than in
    plain water so if added to a rust stain it will not react with the rust, therefore maintaining the
    stain.

    Aim: To determine whether salt and lime or household bleach will remove a rust stain from a
    white shirt

    Materials: 1/2 lime, 2 tsp salt, 1 tbsp household bleach, white cloth with rust stain,

    Apparatus: dish, teaspoon measurement, toothbrush

    Variables

    Controlled Variables Manipulated Variable Responding Variable


    I. Type of stain on the shirt I. The material that was I. Whether or not the stain
    placed on the rust stain to is removed
    try and remove it

    Method:

    1. Get the white cloth with the stain and scrape off any excess
    2. Mix the salt and the half a lime in a dish
    3. Apply generously to area
    4. Rub with a toothbrush in circular motions until the entire area is coated
    5. Leave in direct sunlight
    6. Wash normally
    7. Then say whether the stain is, still present, partially gone or no longer there in the table
    8. Repeat steps 3-7 with a table spoon of bleach, make sure to wear gloves when dealing
    with corrosive substances like bleach
    9. Repeat procedures 1-8 to maintain accuracy

    1st try 2nd

    Bleach

    Lime

    Expected results

     Prediction -it is expected that the stain will be removed by the salt and lime and not by
    the household bleach if this occurs the hypothesis will be accepted if not it will be rejected.

    Possible limitations

     Sun may not be out that day s


     The strength of the salt (NaCl)

    Assumptions

     The sizes of the stain on the different cloths are the same
     The bleach can go into the sun

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