Red cabbage contains a chemical called anthocyanin. This pigment is a natural acid-base indicator. It is blue in neutral substances, like plain water. When an acid like lemon juice gets in the water, ...

Most people use cabbage for cooking but it can also be really ... But when acid in the lemon juice gets in the water a reaction makes the indicator molecule change so the color looks pink. When the ...

To try this experiment at home you need a cup of water, a straw and cabbage juice, which is a natural pH indicator. To make the juice, blend up some cabbage and strain out the solids and collect ...

Prepare desired household chemicals, ie: vinegar, soap, ammonia, lemon juice, clear soda pop, drain cleaner, baking soda solution, etc. If desired, prepare red cabbage indicator by boiling red cabbage ...

Discover how red cabbage can act as a natural pH indicator, revealing whether substances are acids ... using a scale from 0 to 14. Acids (like lemon juice) have low pH values, while bases (like bleach ...

Cabbage juice is a known natural pH indicator, often used to test imbalances in agriculture, environmental science, medical diagnostics and in the food industry. Other natural pH indicators ...

Squeeze some lemon juice into cup #1 ... Acidic substances should make the cabbage indicator turn bright pink. The basic, bicarbonate of soda, should turn dark blue. There is some vinegar in ...