Indicactor Lab

What is in each test-tube? What proof do I have of this? Test-tube A: Test-tube A had water in it. I can base this on the fact that it was a neutral, reacting neither to red or blue litmus paper. Phenolphthalein also did not react to this substance. The pH value was 7, neutral, also adding to the proof that this substance was water, because water is neutral. The substance was clear and odorless, and all …

…an extremely weak acid of some sort. Test-tube F: Test-tube F contained sodium hydroxide. The substance had a very strong reaction to red litmus and no reaction to blue litmus paper. It had a very strong effect on Phenolphthalein, and its pH value tested as 12+, a very strong base. The substance also had a bitter odor. These results led to my conclusion that substance F was sodium hydroxide, one of the strongest bases that exist.