RedOx Reaction

and Acid-base
Reaction
(Laboratory Report)

SUBMITTED BY:
BRIX F. GLECIA
FEVI KATE N. IGTOS
STEM 12 – R

SUBMITTED TO:
MS. ELIZABETH SORIANO
 RedOx Reaction and Acid-base Reaction

Materials:

 5¢ Coin

A brown material composed of iron and copper used for currency.

 Baking Soda

Baking soda or sodium bicarbonate is a powdered material used for

cooking or baking. It has a chemical formula of NaHCO3.

 Denatured Alcohol
Denatured alcohol is a material used as a fuel for experiments. It was
also used to clean or remove the dirt from the 5¢ coin.
 Distilled Water
A pure substance with a chemical formula of H2O. It is called as the
universal solvent.
 Hydrogen Peroxide
Hydrogen peroxide is a colorless liquid used as an oxidizer. This could
be written as H2O2.
 Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)
Monosodium glutamate or the so- called vetsin is used as a flavor
enhancer for food. It helps isolate an element going through oxidation or
reduction.
 Hydrochloric Acid
Hydrochloric acid or also muriatic acid is an acid that has a very
strong odor. It also is transparent but has a fainted color of yellow. It has a
chemical formula of HCl.
 Phenolphthalein Indicator
Phenolphthalein indicator is used to acid-base reactions to indicate
the amount of acid or base. It is also called the universal indicator.

Theory:

In chemistry Redox reaction is a process in which one substance or molecule

undergoes reduction and the other one is oxidation. Reduction comes from the word
reduce, which means gaining electron having a decrease in oxidation state. While the
oxidation comes from the word oxidize, it means to lose electron which means that an
element’s oxidation state will increase. The other reaction is the acid-base reaction that
occurs between acids and bases. It has a property to neutralize other's properties forming
a neutral substance in the pH scale called water.

These two reactions are very important especially when applying it to real life
situations that may help on the development of humans and the environment. Just like
Oxidation-reduction (redox) reactions it is important because they are the principal
sources of energy on this planet, both natural or biological and artificial. And Acid base
reactions form a large part of chemistry both in the biological realm and the physics-
chemistry realm. Controlling pH is one of the most important things that scientists have to
master in both biochemistry and physical chemistry processes.

Methods:

Experimental Setup

Hydrochloric acid with concentration of 0.05 M was measured to 15 mL and was

loaded into the Erlenmeyer flask. Baking soda was measured 30 g, transferred to a clean
250 mL beaker, and dissolved by stirring in 250 mL water. The 5¢ coin was cleaned
thoroughly by soaking it in 2 mL denatured alcohol and was removed and rubbed after
two minutes. Hydrochloric acid with volume of 7 mL and 15% solution was transferred in
a clean Erlenmeyer flask and boiled.

Mixing of Substances

The hydrochloric acid was combined with the baking soda solution slowly. The 5¢
coin was loaded into 10 mL of hydrogen peroxide in a beaker.

Acid Digestion

Hydrochloric acid was boiled first. After the fumes are released from the
hydrochloric acid, the boiled hydrochloric acid was added to the solution of hydrogen
peroxide and copper. It was heated again for 10 to 15 minutes. After being heated, MSG
was added to the heated solution.

Product Testing

After combining hydrochloric acid and baking soda solution, the phenolphthalein
indicator was dropped to the product.
Data Table/Graphs:

Mixture Before Chemical Mixture After Chemical

Reaction (Reactants) Reaction (Products)
Color Green Blue
Coating of 5¢ Coin Normal Corroded
Reagents 𝐻𝐶𝑙, 𝐶𝑢, and 𝐻2 𝑂2 𝐶𝑢𝐶𝑙2 and 𝐻2 𝑂

Figure Color of the Mixture Before vs. After Chemical Reaction

The chemical reaction that occurred in the experiment is a redox reaction. This
becomes evident when the color of the mixture transitioned.

In the experiment that was conducted, the heated hydrochloric acid was
transferred to the mixture of the coin and hydrogen peroxide which turned the color of
the mixture green. The coloration of the mixture indicates the presence of copper (!) in
which it is also green in the flame test. The mixture was boiled 10 to 15 minutes; then
monosodium glutamate (vetsin) was added to the mixture. The addition of vetsin turned
the color of the mixture into blue. The color blue meant that there was presence of
copper (II) in the mixture.

Monosodium glutamate is important in the experiment because it was used to

trap or isolate copper from iron in the experiment to show the change of its color which
indicates that there is a change of oxidation state. MSG also helps on acid digestion
wherein metals are dissolved by heating and acid use. Since MSG isolates copper from
other side-reactants, the copper layer weakens and wears off from the iron. The color of
the copper (I) in the flame test is green which is also the color of the solution before MSG
was added in the solution. If the mixture of these substances became blue permanently,
it means that MSG successfully isolated copper from other reagents that may lead to side
reactions.
Photo Documentation:

I. Materials

Figure 1.1 5¢ coin Figure 1.2 Baking soda

Figure 1.3 Denatured alcohol Figure 1.4 Hydrochloric Acid

II. Acid-Base Reaction

Figure 1.5 Hydrogen Peroxide

Figure 2.1 Baking soda was mixed
with 250 mL of water.
 Figure 2.2 Baking soda solution is
Figure 2.3 As the baking soda
being transferred to hydrochloric
solution was being transferred, it
acid’s container.
reacted and releases bubbles.

III. Redox Reaction

Figure 3.1 Hydrochloric acid was Figure 3.2 The beaker containing
being boiled and it emitted fumes the 5¢ coin, hydrogen, peroxide
after reaching its boiling point. and hydrochloric acid was mixed
and boiled.

Figure 3.3 Discoloration of the

mixture to green while it’s being Figure 3.4 Pigmentation of solution
boiled. from yellowish-green to blue after
loading MSG.