Subject Pharm 101 – Pharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry (with Qualitative Analysis)

Title Effects of Salinity and Temperature to the Solubility of Carbon Dioxide in Soda
Activity No. 3
Introduction
Solubility of solids and liquids are easy to observe. In these observations, the rate of
solubility is easily noticed and they only require simple procedures. The solubility of solids
in liquids is determined by their miscibility with each other. However, observing solubility
of some gases is not as simple since some of them (i.e. carbon dioxide) are invisible and
odorless.

For the effects of temperature to solubility, solids as we know dissolve faster in higher
temperatures. For liquids, some take temperature as a factor, but many do not. Gases on
the other hand behave differently and we will observe that in this experiment. This
procedure also focuses on whether salinity affects the solubility of gases in a solution and
if it does, how and why.

The measures of this experiment are designed to accurately describe the solubility of
gases specifically carbon dioxide in the solution which is the soda. Since carbon dioxide
is invisible, we will inflate balloons with it to measure how much of it has escaped from the
soda.

Reference(s):
https://www.chem.fsu.edu/chemlab/chm1046course/solubility.html

Objectives At the end of this activity, we will be able to:

1. Distinguish the effects of temperature to the solubility of carbon dioxide molecules
in soda;
2. Distinguish the effects of salinity to the solubility of carbon dioxide molecules in
soda;
3. Relate temperature and salinity to the solubility of gases.

Materials and
Equipment To be able to do this experiment, we will need the following materials and equipment:

 Three sodas
 Three balloons
 Ice
 Basin
 Water heater
 Water
 Salt
 Spoon

Procedure For this experiment, we will have 3 set ups. One soda bottle is used for each set up. For
each set up, the sodas are exposed to different temperatures which are room, warm and
cold temperature.

Set up 1 will be with cold soda, set up 2 will be soda exposed to room temperature, and
set up 3 will be soda exposed to hot temperature.

Preparations:
1. Heat water but do not let it reach its boiling point. It should be just the right
temperature and amount for it to heat the soda as the soda is dipped to it.
2. Leave the soda dipped to the hot water and be careful not to let the base of its
bottle melt.
3. Prepare the basin where one soda bottle is placed and pour to that basin enough
amount of crushed ice to fill it.
4. Have the last soda bottle exposed to room temperature.
NOTE: Avoid shaking the soda bottles of some carbon dioxide molecules will
escape thus altering the results.
5. Put half a teaspoon of table salt to each of the balloons (which should be on the
same sizes) and set it aside.

Official procedures:
1. While the sodas are still at the intended temperature, arrange the balloons and
the sodas. Each balloon should be paired with a soda bottle and they must be
 placed close to each other. The soda bottles should be labeled according to their
temperature.

2. You can only observe one set up at the time. For the set up, you have chosen to
observe first, open the soda bottle carefully but fast since we do not want an
escape of massive amounts of carbon dioxide molecules.

3. Immediately after opening the soda bottle, secure the mouth of the balloon to the
lid of the soda bottle. Make sure that it is tight enough or the balloon will be
thrown to the air in the later steps.

NOTE: Do not spill the contents of the balloons until the balloon is tightly secured.

4. Spill the salt contents in the balloons by moving the balloon.

NOTE: Do not move the soda bottle in this step.

5. Observe what happens to the balloon and move on to the next set up, repeating
the same steps (steps 1-4).

Data and
Observation

Conclusion

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