Tacata, Sean Daryl C.

12 – STEM Pythagoras

HOT ICE BABY

(Sodium Acetate)

i. Objectives
1. To determine the compound that has been generated
2. To observe the reaction bet the two main material (vinegar and baking soda)

ii. Material
1. Vinegar
2. Baking soda
3. A pot
4. Spoon
5. Stoves
6. Plastic wrap
7. Pyrex glass

iii. Procedure
1. Prepare all the material needed.
2. Grab the large pot and put the baking soda.
3. Pour in the vinegar little by little.
4. Stirred the mixture until all the baking soda dissolved and stopped fizzing.
5. And slowly boiled to remove the extra water
6. Poured the concentrated sodium acetate into a glass pyrex and placed it in the
fridge
7. Then grab a small plate and place a small pile of sodium acetate.
8. Then slowly pour the solution into the plate and it starts to form a crystal-like
structure.

iv. Guide Questions

1. What is the compound created after the experiment?
- After the experiment, it created a chemical compound called sodium
carbonate, an organic sodium salt and It is used as a food additive for
flavor enhancement and is an active chemical in many hot packs.

2. What is the reaction between the vinegar and baking soda?

- When baking soda is mixed with vinegar, it creates salt water and carbon
dioxide gas/bubbles.
 3. How did it crystallize?
- Supersaturated solution, we started the formation of crystals by pouring
our liquid onto a few seed crystals. These seed crystals helped us to initiate
all the extra sodium acetate dissolved in our supersaturated liquid to
crystallize into a huge mass of crystals.

v. Set-up of the Activity

vi. Conclusion
Therefore, I conclude that you can make sodium acetate by using household
items (vinegar and baking soda). And also, creates a carbon dioxide bubbles due to
vinegar and baking soda.