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Best Buy Lab
Best Buy Lab
Procedure
1. Use the chart below to collect your data.
2. Record the mass of an antacid tablet.
3. Use a clean pestle to crush an antacid tablet in a clean mortar.
4. Add 50 mL of water to the mortar. Stir to dissolve the tablet,
then pour the contents of the mortar into a 250 mL flask. Rinse
the mortar with another 50 mL of water. Again, pour the
contents into the flask.
5. Add 6 drops of Congo Red indicator to the flask.
6. Carefully add hydrochloric acid, drop by drop, while gently
swirling the flask over a sheet of white paper until the contents
of the flask turn a light purplish blue. Record the number of
drops of acid neutralized by the tablet.
7. Repeat steps 2 to 6 for a different brand of antacid as directed by
your teacher.
8. Your teacher will provide price information for the different
brands of tablets investigated by the class.
Note: There are 25 drops of acid in each mL.
Discussion
1. Which antacid tablet neutralized the most acid?
2. Calculate the number of drops of acid neutralized per gram of
tablet. Which brand of tablet was the most effective per gram?
Rank the tablets in order of effectiveness, with the most effective
at the top of the list.
3. Calculate the number of mL of acid neutralized per penny ($0.01)
spent. Which tablet was the most effective per penny? Rank the
tablets in order of cost with the most economical at the top of
the list.
4. Considering both of your lists, which antacid tablet would you
rate as the best buy (high effectiveness coupled with low
cost)?
Tablet 1
Brand
Name
Mass of
Tablet
Used
Cost per
Tablet
Drops of
Acid
Tablet 2
Tablet 3
Tablet 4
Required
mL of Acid
Required
Acid
Neutralize
d per gram
of Tablet
(mL/g)