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PHYSICAL SCIENCE LAS Active Ingredients in Product Labels

This document provides a learning activity sheet about active ingredients in household cleaning product labels for grade 11 physical science students. It discusses how cleaning products contain active and inactive ingredients, with active ingredients being substances that directly help achieve the product's purpose. Examples of household cleaning products and their active ingredients are given, including detergents containing surfactants, bleach containing chlorine, drain cleaners containing lye or acids, and disinfectants containing alcohols or chlorine. The importance of understanding active ingredients is explained. Students are asked to identify true/false statements and search for cleaning products to fill out a table of ingredients.

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PHYSICAL SCIENCE LAS Active Ingredients in Product Labels

This document provides a learning activity sheet about active ingredients in household cleaning product labels for grade 11 physical science students. It discusses how cleaning products contain active and inactive ingredients, with active ingredients being substances that directly help achieve the product's purpose. Examples of household cleaning products and their active ingredients are given, including detergents containing surfactants, bleach containing chlorine, drain cleaners containing lye or acids, and disinfectants containing alcohols or chlorine. The importance of understanding active ingredients is explained. Students are asked to identify true/false statements and search for cleaning products to fill out a table of ingredients.

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FOR GRADE 11 HUMSS, SMAW/AUTOMOTIVE, COOKERY, BEAUTY CARE, ICT & ABM

Republic of the Philippines


DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region IX, Zamboanga Peninsula
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE

UBAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL


Ubay, Labason, Zamboanga del Nort

GRADE 11
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
Quarter 3 – Week 8

Name of Learner: ____________________________________ Grade Level: _________________________


Section: ____________________________________________ Date: _______________________________

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET


Active Ingredients in Product Labels

Background Information for Learners


Do you help in doing household chores? I bet it is a “Yes”. While helping in doing some tasks that require
cleaning, what products do you use at home? Have you tried using products like detergents, bleach, or disinfectant? Do
you have time reading the labels before applying these?

In this module, you will observe the chemistry of household cleaning products. You will know how these
products that you may have used can guarantee cleanliness in your home.

Learning Competency with code


This module was designed for you to identify the active ingredient found in product labels of common household
products used for cleaning. Specifically, you are expected to:

1. Define active ingredients. (S11/12PS-IIIi-j-31)


2. Give examples of household cleaning products and explain the need to use them. (S11/12PS-IIIi-j-31)
3. Determine the importance of knowing the active ingredient in certain products. (S11/12PS-IIIi-j-31)

Discussion
Cleaning products contain substances that remove dirt, stain, and bad smell. There are a number of cleaning
products, and some of them are used to clean surfaces such as bathroom tiles, floors, sinks, and drains. Others are used
to clean clothing, blankets, and curtains.

Moreover, they contain substances that are classified either as active or inactive ingredients. Active ingredients
are substances that directly help in achieving the performance objective of a certain product while inactive ingredients
include fragrance and solvents.

Below are examples of cleaning products and their respective active ingredients. Continue reading!

1. Detergent

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Detergent contains surfactant, which are substances with cleaning properties. The most common surfactants
are sodium alkyl, benzyl sulfonates, and carboxylates. These specific active ingredients have long water-insoluble
hydrocarbon tail and water-soluble polar heads. When a group of surfactant molecules is placed in water, the form
micelles. They orient themselves with the hydrocarbon tails, sticking to one another while the polar heads are pointing
outwards and into the water.

When detergent is mixed with water, the micelles are dispersed throughout the water. In a scenario, when
grease is present on a fabric, the micelle disperses and entraps the grease. When detergent is rinsed out, the grease
comes with it.

2. Bleach

This is a household cleaning product used to remove dyes and whiten clothing. The color that stains white
fabrics typically arise from organic dyes and pigments. For example, when ball pen ink spills on your white uniform, the
ink pigment binds with the fabric.

Chlorine-based bleaches, like sodium hypochlorite and calcium hypochlorite, are used the break the chemical
bonds of the pigment. Then, the pigment is changed to a different substance that does not absorb visible light, thereby
making the fabric appears white again.

3. Drain cleaner

A drain cleaner is a chemical product that unblocks sewer pipes or clogged wastewater drains.

Caustic drain cleaners contain substances such as lye (sodium hydroxide) and caustic potash. They are bases, so
they give electrons to the clogging substance. Meanwhile, the hydroxide ions create the reaction that clears the clog.

On the other hand, acid drain cleaners contain high concentrations of sulfuric acid or hydrochloric acid. These
are substances that increase the number of hydrogen ions in a solution and attract electrons from the clog.

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4. Disinfectant

Disinfectant is used to lessen microbes on surfaces but not clean them. It is usually used to disinfects door
handles, tables, toilets and bathroom surfaces because it can kill disease-causing microorganisms called pathogens such
as salmonella and staphylococci bacteria. Most disinfectants, such as alcohol and chlorine, work by denaturing proteins
of microorganisms. When this happens, the metabolism of microorganisms is disrupted, causing death.

Remember that all products have an active ingredient that enables it to work. Some may even have two or more
active ingredients. Here are some important pointers in determining the active ingredient:

1. It can be seen in the labels of consumer products.


2. It can be classified as acidic, basic, or neutral.
3. The determination of its acidity or basicity will dictate how the product will work.

It is very important to know the active ingredient in certain products because it will tell you what function they
can serve. In addition, knowing this kind of ingredient can at least make consumers aware and cautious of the toxicity of
the product.

Activity 1
Read and analyze the following statements. Write FACT if the concept of the statement is true. Otherwise, write
BLUFF.
_______1. Bleach has specific active ingredients characterized by long water-insoluble hydrocarbon tail and water-
soluble polar heads.
_______2. Disinfectant can kill pathogens, but not clean the area where it is applied.
_______3. Alcohols which are found as an active ingredient in drain cleaner unblocks sewer pipes or clogged wastewater
drains.
_______4. Active ingredients are substances that help in achieving the performance objective of a certain product.
_______5. Acidic and basic substances are found in drain cleaners.
_______6. Detergents contain a surfactant which exhibits cleaning properties.
_______7. Most disinfectants, such as alcohol and chlorine, work by disrupting the metabolic activities of pathogens.
_______8. Active ingredients help the consumers to know how a product works.
_______9. When bleach is mixed with water, the micelles are dispersed throughout the water.
_______10. All products have an active ingredient that enables it to work.

Activity 2

Direction: Search for some cleaning items in your house. Fill in the table with the required information

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Assessment
Direction: Encircle the letter of your choice.

Reflection
I have learned that ____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

References for Learners


Physical Science – Grade 11 Alternative Delivery Mode Quarter 3 – Module 8: Active Ingredients in Product Labels First
Edition, 2020

Key Answer
Activity 1

Prepared by:

ANDEVIE B. IGUANA
Subject Teacher

NOTE: Practice Personal Hygiene Protocols at all times.!!!

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