Rocketology: Baking Soda + Vinegar = Lift Off!

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pink1210
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Project Question: To determine the correct ratio of baking soda to vinegar that will result in the highest launch of a plastic canister.
Project Due Date: January third 2015
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Rocketology: Baking Soda + Vinegar = Lift Off!

Post by pink1210 »

For this experiment instead of measuring vinegar and baking soda could I just use the one teaspoon of vinegar and just measure the baking soda. So that way I could test if more baking soda is better or less is better. Please answer quickly my experiment is due by the first week of January.
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Re: Rocketology: Baking Soda + Vinegar = Lift Off!

Post by kgudger »

Hello and welcome to the forums.

Yes, that's a good idea to just change one variable. After you get the results for 1 tsp. of vinegar, you could rerun the experiment with more or less vs. the same amounts of baking soda to extend the experiment.

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Keith
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