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    The document describes an experiment to separate the components of water through electrolysis using an improvised electrolysis apparatus. The experiment involves collecting gases produced at the negative and positive electrodes and testing them with a lighted match or glowing bamboo stick to determine if the mixture is acidic or basic.

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    The document describes an experiment to separate the components of water through electrolysis using an improvised electrolysis apparatus. The experiment involves collecting gases produced at the negative and positive electrodes and testing them with a lighted match or glowing bamboo stick to determine if the mixture is acidic or basic.

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    Electrolysis Experiment

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    Melgie Nuñez Rubio
    The document describes an experiment to separate the components of water through electrolysis using an improvised electrolysis apparatus. The experiment involves collecting gases produced at the negative and positive electrodes and testing them with a lighted match or glowing bamboo stick to determine if the mixture is acidic or basic.

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    GROUP #:____________

    How Can You Tell if a Mixture is Acidic or Basic?

    Experiment 1.1: ELECTROLYSIS OF WATER

    In electrolysis, components of water (a compound) are separated through the passage of an electric
    current.

    Materials needed:
     Improvised electrolysis apparatus
    • 5% sodium hydroxide (NaOH) solution
    • Connecting wires (black and red insulation)
    • 9V dry cell
    • Plastic syringes will serve as “collecting syringe”
    • Incense or bamboo stick
    • Safety matches
    Procedure:
    1. Fill the sample container of the electrolysis apparatus half-full with 5% sodium hydroxide (NaOH)
    solution.

    2. Fill each electrolysis syringe with 5% sodium hydroxide (NaOH) solution up to the zero mark. To do this,
    insert the tip of the ‘collecting syringe’ through the whole of the plastic straw and suck out the air.
    Refer to figure 2. Initially, the plunger of the connecting syringe should be in the zero position. The
    basic solution will rise and fill the electrolysis syringe as you pull the plunger of the collecting syringe”

    3. Attach the connecting wires to the stainless screws. Attach the black wire to the negative (-) terminal of
    the dry cell. Attach the red wire to the positive (-) terminal of the dry cell. The stainless screw that is
    attached to the black wire is the negative electrode; while the stainless screw that is attached to the
    red wire is the positive electrode.

    4. Once the wires are connected with the dry cell, electrolysis will start. Electrolyze until6-8 ml of a gas is
    obtained at the negative electrode.

    5. Draw out the gas at the negative electrode with the collecting syringe. To do this insert the tip of the
    collecting syringe into the straw on the side of the negative electrode. While drawing out the gas, you
    will notice that the solution will rise up and fill the electrolysis syringe again. Make sure that the
    collecting syringe will only contained the gas generated. However, take this chance to refill the
    electrolysis syringe with the solution. When the level of the solution reaches zero mark in the
    electrolysis syringe, slowly lower down the collecting syringe and immediately cover its tip with your
    finger.

    6. Inject the collected gas into an inverted test tube and again cover the mouth of the test tube and again
    cover the mouth of the test tube with your thumb. Immediately test the gas collected with a lighted
    match or a bamboo stick/incense.
    7. Question: What happened when you placed a lighted match near the mouth of the test tube?
    ____________________________________________________________________________________

    8. Continue to electrolyze until 6-8Ml of the gas is obtained at the positive electrode.
    9. Draw out the gas from the positive electrode and immediately inject into test tube held in upright
    position. Immediately test the gas collected by thrusting a glowing (no flame) bamboo stick all the way
    down towards the bottom of the test tube..
    10. Note: Extinguish any flame from the burning stick but leave it glowing before thrusting it inside the test
    tube.
    11. Question: What happened when you thrust a glowing bamboo stick inside the test tube?
    ____________________________________________________________________________________

    Leader: ____________________
    Members:
    ____________________ ___________________ ________________
    ___________________ __________________ ________________
    ___________________ __________________ ________________

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