Metal Reaction | Science

Kamusta everyone, today in science we were doing an experiment about metal and how it reacts to acid. 

Testing for Hydrogen Gas

 Aim: To show that hydrogen gas is produces when a metal reacts with acid.

Equipment: A test 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 2 ml 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 partner should light a wooden splint.

                6. Carefully, but quickly, tilt the boiling tube full of gas upwards and insert the                          burning splint into the mouth of the test tube.

Observations: The metal and the acid reacted, it got hot and it bubbled. When I aim the fire near the mouth of the test tube, the fire and the oxygen reacted and made a pop sound with a little fire within below a seconds.