11th October 2009

Can you list any science project ideas that has to do with cooking?

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Just no comparing cooking products and anything else would be fine. (:

You could study the acid-base reaction that causes baking to rise, and report your findings, etc…or you could adjust the amounts of baking soda/tartaric acid and monitor the results. (Hint: Google ‘limiting reagents’ and ‘excess reagents’.)

Baking soda reacts with tartaric acid to form gas, in the following reaction:

NaHCO3 + KHC4H4O6 —-> KNaC4H4O6 + H2O + CO2

:) I had fun with it in Chem class, though I’ve never done it for a science fair.

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  1. 1 On October 11th, 2009, Jonas K said:

    -A project that shows the difference and Health benefits of Microwave food, and conventional Oven food.

    -How long it takes bacteria to grow on certain foods.

    -Is slow cooking more efficient, or fast and Hot cooking more efficient.
    References :

  2. 2 On October 11th, 2009, mialibom said:

    Not sure if this site will help, good luck
    References :
    http://chemistry.about.com/cs/sciencefairideas/a/aa041503a.htm

  3. 3 On October 11th, 2009, ?•(Yvonne)•? said:

    You could study the acid-base reaction that causes baking to rise, and report your findings, etc…or you could adjust the amounts of baking soda/tartaric acid and monitor the results. (Hint: Google ‘limiting reagents’ and ‘excess reagents’.)

    Baking soda reacts with tartaric acid to form gas, in the following reaction:

    NaHCO3 + KHC4H4O6 —-> KNaC4H4O6 + H2O + CO2

    :) I had fun with it in Chem class, though I’ve never done it for a science fair.
    References :

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