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Gr 7 Ns Practical Task Term 2

This document outlines a practical investigation for Grade 7 students to explore the reactions of litmus paper and red cabbage juice with various household acids and bases. It includes instructions, materials needed, a method for conducting the experiment, and questions for analysis and conclusion. The aim is to determine the pH characteristics of different substances using indicators.

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Gr 7 Ns Practical Task Term 2

This document outlines a practical investigation for Grade 7 students to explore the reactions of litmus paper and red cabbage juice with various household acids and bases. It includes instructions, materials needed, a method for conducting the experiment, and questions for analysis and conclusion. The aim is to determine the pH characteristics of different substances using indicators.

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Practical Investigation 2

(Acids and Bases)


NATURAL SCIENCE

GRADE 7

Time: 60 Minutes
Marks: 20 Marks
No. Of Pages: 4

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Instructions:
 Conduct the following investigation before answering the
questions.
 Please ensure that you do not taste any of the substances in the
laboratory.
 Work neatly and tidy.

Aim: To determine how litmus paper and red cabbage juice indicator
responds to some household acids and bases.
Hypothesis: Write down your hypothesis (prediction for this investigation)
_________________________________________________________ (1)

Materials and apparatus needed:


 Test tubes or empty yoghurt containers for each of the following
substances:
 Water
 Dishwashing liquid
 Baking soda (1 tablespoon dissolved in a cup of water)
 Handy Andy (1 tablespoon dissolved in a cup of water)
 Aspirin (1 tablespoon dissolved in a cup of water)
 Lemon Juice
 Vinegar
 Milk
 Toothpaste (1 tablespoon dissolved in a cup of water)

 Litmus paper (blue and red)


 Red cabbage juice indicator
 Plastic spoons

Method:
1. Cut 1cm strips of the red and blue litmus paper for each substance you will
be testing.
2. Use the plastic spoon to put one drop of water on the blue litmus paper .
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3. Do the same thing with the red litmus paper. observe if the litmus papers
changes colour
4. Record your results in the table.
5. Now add 1 teaspoon of the red cabbage juice indicator to the test tube of
water.
6. Write down your observation in the table of results.
7. Repeat the procedure (step 2 – step 6) for each of the substances you have
been given. Make sure you use a clean spoon each time.

Results and Observations


Table of results: **RESULTS DIFFERED FOR EACH CLASS
Substance Colour with Colour with red Colour after
blue litmus litmus paper red cabbage
paper juice is added
Water
Handy Andy
Baking soda
Dishwashing
liquid
Aspirin
Lemon Juice
Milk
Vinegar
Tooth paste

Analysis:
1. What is the Litmus paper and Red Cabbage Juice called in this
investigation?
(1)

2. How does the Red Litmus paper indicate when a substance is an acid? (1)

3. Which of the substances you tested are acids?


(2)
4. How does the Blue Litmus paper indicate when a substance is a base?
(1)

5. Which of the substances you tested are bases?


(2)
6. How does the red cabbage juice indicate that the substance is
6.1 An acid: (1)
6.2 A base :___________________ (1)
7. How does the re litmus paper, blue litmus paper and the red cabbage juice
indicator indicate that the substance is a neutral substance?
Red Litmus Paper:
(1) Blue Litmus Paper:

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____ (1) Red Cabbage Juice : __
_____ (1)
8. What would be the pH value on the pH scale of the substance in Question
7? ________________________________________________________ (1)

9. Antacids are used for heart burn. Do you think that they are used to treat
the presence of too much stomach acid or too little stomach acid? Explain.

(2)
10.Can we call the bicarbonate of soda an alkali. Explain your answer.
yes , it is a soluble base
(2)
Conclusion
Write a conclusion based on your results (Remember! Your conclusion must
be written in response to your aim)

________________________________ (2)

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