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In the Laboratory
JCE Classroom Activity
How Big Is the Balloon? Stoichiometry Using Baking Soda and Vinegar

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November 1997
Vol. 74 No. 11
p. 1328A

Abstract
This activity focuses on a familiar reaction, that of sodium bicarbonate with aqueous acetic acid. Students discover the concept of stoichiometry and limiting reactants in two ways: first by adding vinegar to a small quantity of baking soda until bubbles stop, and second by mixing a constant quantity of baking soda with increasing volumes of vinegar and collecting the carbon dioxide produced in balloons.

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*  Citation
J. Chem. Educ. 1997 74 1328A.
*  Keywords
Stoichiometry and Teaching/Learning Aids; Classroom Activity
*  History
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July 26, 1999
June 23, 2005
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