Conclusion:
Baking
soda is more effective being an antacid because it relieved the
indigestion the quickest and neutralized. We had the universal
indicator to check what colour it would change into and then we saw
that the indigestion tablet turned red and it was taking long to
neutralize but when we did the same to the baking soda it turned
green much faster. No, my results didn't match the prediction because
I thought that indigestion tablets would be more effective but
instead it's baking soda that is more effective. The errors that
occurred during this experiment were that the drops weren't counted
as accurately because sometimes it would go to fast and a lot of
drops would come and we would only count one. We also got a bit
confused at the start in measuring the tablets to be exact. So next
time we will count accurately and measure the tablets correctly.
Readers
Response:
You
should use Baking soda obviously because it is more cheap as you know
and it is a more effective antacid than indigestion tablets for
relieving stomach acid. We carried out an investigation and we saw
that baking soda was faster in reacting to stomach acid than
indigestion tablets as we tested it in hydrochloric acid. When we
tested it we saw that baking soda neutralized the stomach acid and
the antacids still remained an acid an wasn't neutralizing as fast as
the baking soda did. It will also be easier for you to get baking
soda than chose one out of a huge variety for indigestion tablets and
sometimes they could also have a side effect. When we dissolved the
antacids in water and put it in hydrochloric acid it neutralized for
baking soda. To make it a fair test over all we also had the same
amount of everything so that we knew which one was exactly the best.
Very nice work Mehul! You have backed up your opinion telling the reader about your experiment. Next time try to include what side effects baking soda might have. In my expirement for example baking soda neutralized HCL completely and obtained a PH of 7. This might affect the digestive system and leave you with water, salts and undigested food. But, in the end not every doctor gives you the same prescription. My findings and your findings might both be correct anyway. Otherwise your work is superb and great job!
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