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Mixing and Reactions: What happens when you mix things?

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Mixing can make a new thing. How can you tell?

Bubbles of gas can be a clue.

Vinegar has an acid in it. Baking soda is a base.

Acids and bases react. Vinegar and baking soda fizz.

The fizz bubbles are a gas.

Oil floats on top of water.

Shake them up and you get two layers.

It lasts a short time. Then oil and water come apart.

Now try salt. Salt dissolves in water.

Ask a grown-up to shake oil and water.

Words to know

  • acid: like in vinegar
  • base: like baking soda
  • react: change together
  • dissolves: mixes right in

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