Sunday, September 18, 2011

Physical Properties of Vinegar

  • The color of Vinegar is clear, but when mixed with a food dye, it changes the color of the food dye. The color of vinegar is a physical property because it does not change the identity of the substance in order to be observed.
  • apple-cider-vinegar-benefits.com says that the freezing point of vinegar is -2ºC. Freezing point is a physical property of vinegar. Like color, the freezing point does not change the identity of the substance in order to be measured.
  • apple-cider-vinegar-benefits.com says the boiling point of vinegar is 100.6ºC. Along with the boiling point property, there was also steam coming from the boiling vinegar, which is another physical property. Boiling vinegar shows the physical change of a substance from one state to another.
  • apple-cider-vinegar-benefits.com says that the density of vinegar is 1.01 g/mL. Density is an intensive physical property, because it is the same no matter how much of it you have.
  • The volume of vinegar I used was 100 mL. Volume is an extensive physical property, because it relies on how much vinegar you have.

Chemical Properties in VInegar


  • Vinegar reacts with egg white to create precipitates
  • Vinegar reacts with Drano generating energy exothermically
  • Vinegar reacts with baking soda, by creating a frothy white foam, which overflowed the bowl.
  • Vinegar reacted with milk by forming precipitates
  • Vinegar rusts steel wool

At Home Expirament

For my at home expirament, I chose vinegar as my object to record five chemical, and five physical properties.

sources used: http://www.apple-cider-vinegar-benefits.com/