BCP 102 AC: V5 (First Timers)

HOW ACIDS WORK: If you breathe in hydrogen gas, it will begin disassembling the molecules of your lungs.

HOW ACIDS WORK: Helium has strong binding power.

HOW ACIDS WORK: The power to dissolve things for acids comes from the hydrogen atoms that are part of them.  The hydrogen breaks off as an ion and then the hydrogen “attacks” things.

SODIUM BICARBONATE & COOKING: Sodium bicarbonate is used as a rising agent in cooking by reacting with an acid and releasing CO2 which causes foods to rise. It is commonly used in pancakes.

SODIUM BICARBONATE & COOKING: The formula for sodium bicarbonate is NaH₃CO₃ . Another name for it is baking soda.

SODIUM BICARBONATE & COOKING: What is this and what is the OH called?  NaOH

SODIUM BICARBONATE & COOKING: Sodium bicarbonate is found naturally in hot springs.  In the 1800’s it was commonly used to keep dead fish from spoiling that were caught from fishing boats.

SODIUM BICARBONATE & COOKING: Sodium bicarbonate lowers the pH in pools.

SODIUM BICARBONATE & COOKING: Sodium bicarbonate is not technically a base, though it acts like one in that it reacts to acids (This is true).  It also puts out fires and is great for the vinegar and baking soda experiment.  (Research if you need to).

SODIUM BICARBONATE & COOKING: Sodium bicarbonate even kills cockroaches. Cheers! The cockroaches eat it and it inflates their internal organs like balloons with CO2 and keeps dong so until they burst! (if they eat enough!)