Baking Soda and Vinegar Reaction

J Baking soda and vinegar reaction?

When you mix baking soda and vinegar you will have a reaction. You will see fizz and foam; you can even trap CO2 in a bottle with a balloon.

Vinegar contains acetic acid and baking soda contains sodium bicarbonate. They make an acid base reaction and their reaction makes carbonic acid.

Carbonic acid is an unstable acid. It quickly breaks down into CO2 and H2O. So you can see and hear it being created.

If you put baking soda and vinegar into a bottle it will take lift off. When you put a balloon with a small hole over the bottle it will full with CO2 gas. The gas will escape from the balloon and it will lift off like a rocket.

Now you know that carbonic acid breaks down into H2O and CO2 which creates fizzing gas. If you do it right, you can also make a rocket. I wonder what would happen if I add more vinegar?

 

By William Swann