The Science of It: Color Changing Chemistry

Updated: 12:22 PM EDT Aug 24, 2020

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JAZMIN: WERE BACK WITH A NEW EDITION OF THE SCIENCE OF IT, WHERE WE STRETCH OUR STEM SKILLS WITH THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER. OUR ADRIAN WHITSETT IS DOING SOME CHEMISTRY, ALL NEW THIS MORNING. ADRIAN: TEXT FOR BEING BACK WITH US THIS MORNING AT THE ORLANDO -- THANKS FOR BEING BACK WITH US THIS MORNING AT THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER FOR THE SCIENCE OF IT WITH OUR FRIEND SPENCER. >> IT LOOKS A LOT LIKE MAGIC. CHEMISTRY IS ONE OF THE RELAY COOL THINGS WE GOT TO DO HERE AT THE ORLANDO SCIENCE -- REALLY COOL THINGS WE GET TO DO HERE AT THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER. I WILL HAVE YOU HELP OUT BY MEASURING SOME THINGS OUT. I HAVE SOME MYSTERIOUS RED LIQUID. WHEN I POUR IT IN HERE, SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL WILL HAPPEN -- IT WILL TURN THAT LIQUID READ. ADRIAN: DILUTE IT. >> NOW THAT IS MAGIC. ADRIAN: THAT IS PRETTY MAGICAL. >> YOU WILL NOTICE WE HAVE EVEN MORE MAGIC -- ADRIAN: HOT PINK! >> WE HAVE THE MAGIC CONTINUING OVER AND OVER AND OVER, CHEMISTRY AND ACTION. ADRIAN: IF I TAKE THAT ONE AND POUR IT INTO THIS ONE OVER HERE -- >> ITS LIKE THOSE TELEVISION SHOWS WHERE YOU SEE PEOPLE POUR CHEMICALS TOGETHER AND THEY EXPLODE. WE DONT WANT TO DO THAT. ADRIAN: WE CAN TALK ABOUT HOW THIS HAPPENED. >> WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE IS NOT MAGIC. WE DO SCIENCE HERE. WE ARE WORKING WITH ACIDS AND BASES. THIS IS A CHEMICAL INDICATOR. IT TURNS COLORS DEPENDING ON HOW ACIDIC THE SOLUTION IS. GRAB A GRADUATED CYLINDER AND YOUR SAFETY GOGGLES AS WELL. ADRIAN: GRADUATED CYLINDER -- >> THE LONG, SKINNY ONE. YOU HAVE GOT YOUR GRADUATED CYLINDERS THERE AND YOUR BEAKERS HERE, FOR NOMENCLATURE. THAT WILL HELP YOU STAY NICE AND SAFE AND KEEP THE VINEGAR INSIDE THE GRADUATED CYLINDER. ADRIAN: YOU SAID 10? >> 10 MILLILITERS. BE AS ACCURATE AS POSSIBLE. YOU WANT TO TRY TO NOT USE THE MENISCUS, THE CURVE THAT RIDES THE EDGE. THAT IS TOO MUCH BUT THATS OK. YOU CAN POUR THE EXCESS INTO MY BEAKER THAT HAS SOME VINEGAR IN THERE. PERFECT. THIS IS EXACTLY HOW A CHEMIST DOES IT. ADRIAN: I FEEL VERY SCIENCE-Y RIGHT NOW. >> WE HAVE A CHEMICAL LAB HERE WHERE WE USE ALL THE SAFETY PERCUSSIONS, WE WORK WITH REAL CHEMICALS. ADRIAN: I HAVE 10 MILLILITERS OF THE VINEGAR. WHERE DOES IT GO? >> THE MIDDLE BEAKER. THE OTHER MIDDLE BEAKER. ADRIAN: POOR 20 MILLILITERS OF VINEGAR NOW -- WE ARE WORKING ON DIRECTIONS HERE. >>P POUR 20 MILLILITERS OF THE VINEGAR NOW. I THINK THAT IS PRETTY GOOD. I THINK YOU NAILED IT. ADRIAN: I WILL TAKE IT. >> POUR THAT IN THE CLOSEST TO ME BEAKER. NOW WE WANT TO GET MONIA. MO -- TO GET AMMONIA. 20 MILLILITERS OF AMMONIA INTO THE REMAINING BEAKER. PERFECT. ADRIAN: CHECK THAT. >> VINEGAR IS ACIDIC. IT HAS HYDROGEN IONS OR PHOTONS FLOODING ALL AROUND WHEREAS -- FLOATING AROUND WHEREAS AMMONIA IS BASIC. WE GO THROUGH ALL THESE DETAILS IN OUR CHEMISTRY LAB. ADRIAN: I CAN REALLY SMELL THAT AMMONIA. >> YOU DONT WANT TO DO THIS AT HOME. EVEN IF YOU HAVE THE VINEGAR AND AMMONIA -- YOU DONT HAVE ALL THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT. YOU ARE LOADED UP. START POURING DOWN. PART -- POUR THAT RED INTO THE WATER. THE COOLEST OF ALL LIQUIDS, BUT THE LEAST EXCITING. ADRIAN: DONT DRINK IT. THIS IS VINEGAR. >> 10 MILLILITERS OF VINEGAR. YOU CAN SEE THAT RED DILUTED SOLUTION -- ADRIAN: IMMEDIATELY TURNS THAT YELLOW. THEN I AM POURING IT INTO THE AMMONIA. >> THAT AMMONIA IS A BASIC SOLUTION. ADRIAN: WHY DOES IT TURN SUCH BRIGHT PINK? >> WE WILL COVER THAT A DIFFERENT TIME. ADRIAN: WE NEED A WHOLE HOUR. THEN THE FROM HERE, I AM GOING TO POUR IT ONE MORE TIME. >> PERFECT. LOOK AT THAT. SWIRL THAT TOGETHER A LITTLE FOR ME. ADRIAN: HOW DID THAT HAPPEN? >> IT DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH OF EACH WE PUT IN THEIR. WE MIGHT HAVE HAD TOO MUCH AMMONIA. ADRIAN: THATS OK. >> THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT ALL THESE DIFFERENT CHEMISTRY TIPS AND TOOLS ARE FOR. ADRIAN: WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO EXPLAIN THIS FURTHER TO ONE OF THE KIDS WHO COMES HERE TO THE SCIENCE CENTER, WHERE DO THEY GO FROM HERE? WHAT CAN THEY DO WITH THIS KNOWLEDGE? >> CHEMISTRY IS SO COOL. A LOT OF THE MEDICINE WE MAKE IS BASED ON CHEMISTRY. THIS IS KIND OF THE BASICS OF ACIDS AND VASES HERE, BUT CHEMISTRY EXPANDS -- YOU CAN GET DEGREES AND IT. IT DEPENDS. YOU CAN KEEP LEARNING FOREVER AND EVER. ADRIAN: THANK YOU. HERE AT THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER FOR THIS MORNINGS EDITION OF THE SCIENCE OF IT. JAZMIN: THAT WAS ADRIAN WHITSETT REPORTING. IF YOU WANT SEE WHAT OTHER COOL STUFF IS HAPPENING AT THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER, ITS OPEN, THURSDAY THROUGH TUE

The Science of It: Color Changing Chemistry

Updated: 12:22 PM EDT Aug 24, 2020

WESH 2 News has partnered with the Orlando Science Center to bring you The Science of It.This week, we're talking about color changing chemistry.Check out this experiment in which the colors change due to the acidity of the substances being used!Find more information from the Orlando Science Center, HERE.

WESH 2 News has partnered with the Orlando Science Center to bring you The Science of It.

This week, we're talking about color changing chemistry.

Check out this experiment in which the colors change due to the acidity of the substances being used!

Find more information from the Orlando Science Center, HERE.

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