Discussion Questions: Based off of what you observed at station 1, why are party balloons filled with helium instead of hydrogen? Hydrogen is an explosive gas and it wouldn’t be safe. At station 4, the burning splint should have gone out when placed in the test tube. Is this what you observed? Why would this occur? CO2 was a product from the reaction. The lack of oxygen in the test tube would cause the burning splint to go out.
Discussion Questions: Based off of what you observed at station 1, why are party balloons filled with helium instead of hydrogen? Hydrogen is an explosive gas and it wouldn’t be safe. At station 4, the burning splint should have gone out when placed in the test tube. Is this what you observed? Why would this occur? CO2 was a product from the reaction. The lack of oxygen in the test tube would cause the burning splint to go out.