Research question:
What will be the result of adding different amounts sodium bicarbonate (2g,4g,8g) in a standard (vanilla) cupcake ,when they are baked at 180 degrees celsius over a period of 20 minutes using an oven thermometer and the height measured with a ruler?
Hypothesis
In this lab,if the amount of bicarbonate of soda (2g,4g,8g) increases in a cupcake then the height (cm) of the cupcake will rise this is due to the fact of the reaction between the sodium bicarbonate and the acid(lemon juice) in the cake,and as a result the cupcake will rise.Approximately 5 percent of lemon juice is citric acid, when an acid and a base are involved in a chemical reaction , a new product is produced, with a neutral base. In the case of lemon juice and sodium bicarbonate, carbon dioxide gas, water and a salt is produced.The chemical formula of this reaction is H3C6H5O7(aq) + 3NaHCO3(aq) → Na3C6H5O7(aq) + 3 H2O(l) + 3 CO2(g).