Is it an acid, base, or neutral? Make your own acid-base indicator from red cabbage, then test various household substances. Acids and bases are classes of materials that have different properties.

The color that a substance turns a pH indicator is a characteristic property of that substance. An acid can neutralize a base, and a base can neutralize an acid Students squeeze red cabbage leaves in ...

but the most important difference between the red and green cabbage is the nutritional content. The colors of a vegetable are ...

Make an acid-base indicator. Dr Yan uses some very colourful science to find out what's acidic in his kitchen. Take 1/4 red cabbage. Finely slice the cabbage. Put all the chopped-up cabbage into a ...

Discover how red cabbage can act as a natural pH indicator, revealing whether substances are acids or bases through beautiful color changes. pH is a measure that tells us how acidic or basic a ...

Pour desired household chemicals into separate 50 mL beakers. Add a few drops of universal indicator OR about 25 mL of red cabbage indicator and mix. Compare colors to standard solutions in lighted ...