Testing for Hydrogen Gas
Aim: To show that hydrogen gas is produced when a metal reacts with acid.
Equipment: A test tube, a boiling tube,Bunsen burner,wooden splint,a bottle of acid,a piece of metal,safety glasses
Method: 1.Light your Bunsen burner
2.Add your sample of metal to your test tube, Add 2ml of acid.
3.Carefully invert the boiling tube above the test tube containing the metal and acid
4.Hold the test tubes together for a few minutes, allowing time for the inverted boiling tube to fill with gas.
5.When you think the tube is full, your lab parent should light a wooden splint.
6.Carefully, but quickly, tilt the boiling tube full of as upwards and insert the burning splint into the mouth of the test tube
Observations: It will make a popping sound
4.Hold the test tubes together for a few minutes, allowing time for the inverted boiling tube to fill with gas.
5.When you think the tube is full, your lab parent should light a wooden splint.
6.Carefully, but quickly, tilt the boiling tube full of as upwards and insert the burning splint into the mouth of the test tube
Observations: It will make a popping sound
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