Baking soda + vinegar

Discussion in 'Chemistry' started by Naat, Jun 10, 2007.

  1. Naat Scientia potestas est. Registered Senior Member

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    Hi, Its been a while since I was last here...

    Why I am back here is because I hope we still have someone here who can explain something form me.

    I tried to make sodium ethanoate by mixing backing soda and vinegar. About 80 g of first and 100 ml of 5 % vinegar.
    The experiment was looking OK, until I started to vaporize the water from it.
    Then the solution turned really viscose and sticky like glue.

    I would imagine that the baking soda was not pure sodium bicarbonate.
     
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  3. Odin'Izm Procrastinator Registered Senior Member

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    add soap and nitric acid.
     
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  5. nietzschefan Thread Killer Valued Senior Member

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    that is not nice
     
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  7. phonetic stroking my banjo Registered Senior Member

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    I don't think you're using enough vinegar, and it could do with being more concentrated.

    What do you plan to do with the sodium ethanoate anyway?
     
  8. tablariddim forexU2 Valued Senior Member

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    I used to do that in my growing room...or was it soda?
     
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  10. Naat Scientia potestas est. Registered Senior Member

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    Actually I wanted do try that "hot ice" experiment.
    As an extra, I am thinking about participating in a The Grand Prix Chimique

    I thought that lack vinegar may be to blame, but adding it didn’t cause the solution to form bubbles, thus I presumed the reaction was over.
     
  11. Chatha big brown was screwed up Registered Senior Member

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    why don't you use sodium acetate with rollin boiled water like the experiment asked?
     
  12. Naat Scientia potestas est. Registered Senior Member

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    Rollin boiled water?

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    I thought they advised to get it from internet. I had vinegar and baking soda in my kitchen.
     
  13. Chatha big brown was screwed up Registered Senior Member

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    I don't think sodium acetate is the same as baking soda. Chemistry can be unpredictable, its always good to follow exact directions.
     
  14. Naat Scientia potestas est. Registered Senior Member

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    Of course it is not. Why would I mess with vinegar?

    But when you combine baking soda and vinegar, you should get sodium acetate (a.k.a. sodium ethanoate)

    CH3–COOH + Na+[HCO3]– → CH3–COO– Na+ + H2O + CO2

    Baking soda should contain a large % of Sodium bicarbonate.

    ... I didn`t find (or looked for) any directions.

    NB! I did use regular tap water, could that be it?
     
  15. EmptyForceOfChi Banned Banned

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    you should use pure bicarbs if your cooking up crack.

    peace.
     
  16. MetaKron Registered Senior Member

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    Just look it up on Wikipedia. You already got sodium acetate. It's supposed to be like that.
     
  17. Chatha big brown was screwed up Registered Senior Member

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    Your problem is probaby impurities from commercial Vinegar and baking soda. Plus there might be other processes involved in making a sodium acetate from your conponents.
     
  18. Positron Agony: Not all pain is gain Registered Senior Member

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    I think the agreement is that your vinegar is not concentrated enough, and/or your baking soda is commercial, and may have impurities. Try getting them from a chemical supplier.
     
  19. Chatha big brown was screwed up Registered Senior Member

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    let us know how its turns out please, the experiment looks pretty cool
     
  20. Captain Kremmen All aboard, me Hearties! Valued Senior Member

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    Is that what's going on here? Is this thread really about cooking up crack?
     
  21. Orleander OH JOY!!!! Valued Senior Member

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    I bake a lot and baking soda doesn't last forever. Did you use a new box or one that has been freshening up the fridge for a year?
     
  22. EmptyForceOfChi Banned Banned

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    thats a difficult question, if you look at it from a philosophical point of view then maybe it could be.



    peace.
     
  23. EmptyForceOfChi Banned Banned

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    you should always use fresh bicarbs when cooking up crack, .

    you can wash coke with ammonia to make freebase.

    its the first science lesson you should ever learn.

    peace.
     

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