Make your own indicator

using red cabbage

Put on your goggles.

Put some red cabbage leaves beaker.
Add a little hot water to the leaves.
Mix the leaves with a glass rod for 2 minutes.
Leave to cool.
Set up a conical flask, filter paper and funnel.
Filter the cabbage and water.
The filtrate (liquid) will be your indicator.
Add a few drops of indicator to some acid in a test
tube, some alkali in another test tube, and some water
in another test tube.
Record your results below.

Cabbage Water as an indicator

What colour does your indicator go in acid, alkali, and neutral
solutions?

Acid Neutral Alkali

(water)
Colour in the
test tube with
the correct
colour

Colour __________ __________ __________