PETROSAINS SCIENCE SHOW COMPETITION 2015

SCHOOL : SEKOLAH MENENGAH TUNKU BESAR TAMPIN

GROUP MEMBERS : 1. Elson A/L Jesu Dass
2. Pavithiran Sathis Kumar

EXPERIMENT 1 (ACID AND BASES)

NAME/TITLE Magic Color Changing Flower

TOPIC Acid and Bases
Learning Objective To demonstrate the changes in
color that occur when an acid or
base is mixed with an indicator
which is an example of chemical
reaction.
Key Science Concepts / Main The change in color when an acid
Message or base is mixed with an indicator.
Materials 1. Synthetic , white flower
2. Phenolphthalein
3. Ammonia
What To Do? 1. Soak the flower with
phenolphthalein.
2. Allow the flower to dry for a
couple of minutes.
3. Once the flower dries spray it
with ammonia to turn it pink!
What Happens? The pure white flower turns pink
right away.
Science Explanation Almost all solutions can be classified
as acids or bases . The more acidic
or basic something is , the more it
reacts with other chemicals.
Phenolphthalein is an indicator that
is clear when exposed to an acid
and turns pink or red when
exposed to a base . So, when you
spray the clear colored ammonia
onto the white flower that have
been coated with phenolphthalein ,
the indicator reacts with the base
 and turns the flowers pink. When two
chemicals come together sometimes,
they just ignore each other . Other
times they can gain, lose or swap
atoms , changing their physical
structure . When this happens , a
chemical reaction has taken place.

EXPERIMENT 2 (Acid and Bases)