Nigel Baldwin | Snail shells and vinegar DSCN0874 @nigelbaldwin3184 | Uploaded March 2021 | Updated October 2024, 7 hours ago.
Greenhouse chemistry
Chemistry experiments in the greenhouse with materials available at home.
Old snail shells are often easily found in a garden.
The video clip shows what happens when such shells are placed in vinegar.
Vinegar is dilute ethanoic acid solution.
What gas is produced by the reaction?
How might the gas be collected?
How might the gas be tested?
What links can be drawn between this chemical reaction to the geological history of our planet and climate change?
Greenhouse chemistry
Chemistry experiments in the greenhouse with materials available at home.
Old snail shells are often easily found in a garden.
The video clip shows what happens when such shells are placed in vinegar.
Vinegar is dilute ethanoic acid solution.
What gas is produced by the reaction?
How might the gas be collected?
How might the gas be tested?
What links can be drawn between this chemical reaction to the geological history of our planet and climate change?
