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pH:

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Part 1

Drag t

Click “
1. Circle the species that has the most copies in the magnifying
glass.

2.
Uncheck the solvent box. Fill in the magnefying glasses, reaction equations and pH’s,
pH:
ions for each box with the given radio buttons clicked:

pH: Draw most

abundant
Draw most species:
abundant
species:

Reaction Equation here:

Reaction Equation here:

Draw most Draw most

abundant abundant
species: species:

Reaction Equation here: Reaction Equati

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Put the litmus paper in solution: What is the color key for litmus? (fill in last 2 boxes)

Use the litmus to put water,

Orange to Yellow to
strong acid, weak acid, strong base and weak base yellow blue-green
in the appropriate boxes, below: For example,
Dove soap is a weak acid (pH6) and Ivory soap is a weak base (pH10).

Dove Ivory

Part 2 – Select “My Solution”

Set solution to a strong acid. Put the pH meter in the solution. Move the slider to each concentration in
the table. Record the pH in the table.

Concentration pH meter
0.001

0.01

0.1

1.0

Set solution to a strong base. Put the pH meter in the solution. Move the slider to each concentration in
the table. Record the pH in the table.

Concentration pH meter
0.001

0.01

0.1

1.0

Describe in one or two sentences what happens to the pH meter readings as concentration changes
tenfold (like in the left-hand columns, above):

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Part 1

Drag t

Click “
1. Circle the species that has the most copies in the magnifying
glass.

2. Fill in the
magnefying glasses, reaction equations and pH’s, ions for each box with the given radio buttons clicked:
Draw most
abundant
Draw most species:
abundant
species:

Reaction Equation:

Reaction Equation:

Draw most Draw most

abundant abundant
species: species:

Reaction Equation: Reaction Equation:

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Select the litmus paper tool: What is the color key for litmus? (fill in last 2 boxes)

Put: water, strong acid, weak

Red to orange Orange to Yellow to blue-green to
acid, strong base and weak base in the appropriate yellow blue-green deep blue
boxes, below: For example, Dove soap is a weak
acid (pH6) and Ivory soap is a weak base (pH10).

Strong Weak Weak Strong

acid acid Dove base Ivory base

Part 2 – Select “My Solution”

Set solution to a strong acid. Put the pH meter in the solution. Move the slider to each concentration in
the table. Record the pH in the table.

Concentration pH meter
3
0.001
2
0.01
1
0.1
0
1.0

Set solution to a strong base. Put the pH meter in the solution. Move the slider to each concentration in
the table. Record the pH in the table.

Concentration pH meter
11
0.001
12
0.01
13
0.1
14
1.0

Describe in one or two sentences what happens to the pH meter readings as concentration changes
tenfold: The value changes by 1.

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