Overwriters Laboratories inc.

Fear The Penguins!

Paul Atkinson, Scott Jaderholm, Cedric Shock

Burning Nonmetals

Purpose

The purpose of this lab is to give us an idea of the nature of the products of a burning nonmetal.

Observations

The glass bottle became foggy and smoke spilled out.

When the water was tested with Hydrion paper it registered a pH of 2, a strong acid. The phenolphthalein did not turn pink reaffirming the fact that this product is not a base.

Conclusion

When nonmetals react with oxygen they form nonmetallic oxides with a H⁺ ion.

The reaction of nonmetallic oxides with water will produce an acid. Nonmetallic oxide gasses such as sulfur dioxide and nitrous oxide dissolved in rainfall cause acid rain.

These products share a H⁺ ion.