My lab partner and I today did an experiment on carbon dioxide and how it works. We are using candles to put out with the carbon dioxide. We will be using baking soda, vinegar, matches, a beaker, and candles. There were a few problems before. The gas wasn't "blowing" out the candles correctly.What we did was get the beaker and put in 2 1/2 teaspoons of baking soda, and 1/2 a cup of vinegar. Then we got the candle lit up, after a few more attempts, and poured a little bit of the mixed ingredients onto the candle. The flame made a big noise, sparkled a bit and then lit out slowly.
What I learned in this experiment is that even if you can't see action happening it's still happening. I also learned to be patient, because nothing was happening when we tried to put the candles out. We had to keep mixing baking soda and vinegar every time we couldn't get to right. But in the end we figured everything out.
The picture you see on the right is the carbon dioxide. It was gas, but it looked like a liquid. It looked like melted frosting.
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