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Use lemon juice or vinegar instead of citric acid. Use baking powder or washing powder instead of baking soda.
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Use lemon juice or vinegar instead of citric acid. Use baking powder or washing powder instead of baking soda.
Read moreUse potato starch instead of a potato. Check what is the reaction of iodine tincture in contact with bread, rice, groats and pasta. Prepare lemon jelly and add iodine tincture to it.
Read moreInstead of the cabbage juice use: beetroot soup (ready-made soup from a shop will be OK), hibiscus tea or blueberry juice. Add a drop of vinegar and a drop of cabbage juice to oil.
Read moreTry to carry out the experiment with other liquids of various fat content (note: don’t use in this experiment oil or alcohol). Add to water different substances and repeat the experiment with them.
Read moreUse leaves from different tree species in the experiment – e.g. birch, beech, oak, maple, pine and spruce. Test whether they differ in content of particular pigments.
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