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Chemistry for Everyone
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Qualitative Analysis of Fourteen White Solids and Two Mixtures Using Household Chemicals
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Maria Oliver-Hoyo, and DeeDee Allen
Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-8204
Sally Solomon, Bryan Brook, Justine Ciraolo, Shawn Daly, and Leia Jackson
Department of Chemistry, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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November 2001
Vol. 78 No. 11
p. 1475
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This is a revised and expanded version of a previously published qualitative analysis scheme for the identification of 11 white solids using materials readily available in drugstores, supermarkets, or variety stores. Phenolphthalein has been eliminated because the FDA banned its use in over-the-counter laxatives; instead, tests for pH are conducted using red cabbage indicator. Once commonly used by diabetics to test urine, copper reduction tablets are no longer widely available and are replaced by a mixture of ingredients. Three white solids and two types of mixtures, commercial antacid tablets and baking powder, have been added to the scheme. All procedures can be done with the simplest of equipment. Amounts of solids are measured volumetrically and heat is supplied by contact with hot tap water. The use of household chemicals reduces waste disposal problems while making the experiment suitable for a laboratory exercise in a distance-learning course. This experiment can be adapted for many levels of instruction. In middle school only the safer tests should be included; honors general chemistry students can be asked to design an analysis scheme for the 14 household chemicals.
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Detailed instructions for performing the experiment and its variations are available in this issue of JCE Online. The documentation includes quantities of material and equipment needed per group of 20 students.
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Oliver-Hoyo, Maria; Allen, DeeDee; Solomon, Sally; Brook, Bryan; Ciraolo, Justine; Daly, Shawn; Jackson, Leia. J. Chem. Educ. 2001 78 1475.
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General Chemistry; Inquiry-Based / Discovery Method; Introductory / High School Chemistry; Laboratory Instruction; Qualitative Analysis
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August 31, 2005
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