Today we mixed the methonal with the purified vegetable oil. We used 12 grams sodium hydroxide, 250mL methanol, 1L used cooking oil. First we measured the methanol. Then we comined the sodium hydroxide with the methanol. We shook the jar until the sodium hyrdroxide was dissolved completley. Next we put the liquid into the vegetable oil, which was in the 2L bottle. We closed the cap onto the bottle and tipped it over 5 times. We then put the bottle into a glass container and let it sit upside down.
I learned that when you shake the methanol with the sodium hydroxide it creates heat. When i was shaking it, the jar became very warm. I learned that methonal is very flammable. I thought it was such a cool experience. We had to get the exact meausrements or else the experiment wouldnt work.
Good job but what Was the catylist.
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