Claudia+Z13

Claudia Z. 2012 - 2013
 * ANTACID NEUTRALIZATION **

The purpose of this experiment was to determine which antacid can neutralize an acid the most. The amount of hydrogen ions in any solution affects the pH. Three antacids were dropped into a beaker and the pH was tested to see which one neutralizes acid the most. Pepto-Bismol and Tums neutralized the acid the most and none neutralized the acidity the least. Pepto-Bismol and Tums did the best because Tums is made of Calcium Carbonate and Pepto-Bismol is made of bismuth subsalicylate and these are both common antacids. An improvment to this experiment would be to be more prescise when adding the lemon juice. This way an exact amount of lemon juice would be used. In the future another follow up experiment would be if either newer or older antacids work better, and if prescription or over the counter antacids work better. This way I could know if older or newer antacids change the results.
 * ABSTRACT **
 * EXPERIMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS AND FUTURE EXPERIMENTS **

To read the complete ISP Paper for this experiment, click on the PDF file link below.