Research work “Natural indicators. Presentation - Research work "Natural indicators Indicators in everyday life" research work in chemistry

MOU "Bersenevskaya secondary school". Supervisor: ,

Chemical and natural indicators are of great importance, since it is very important to know the pH - environment in any biological and chemical processes. For example, for the growth of plants, for the production of baking soda or detergent, a certain acidic or alkaline environment is needed. In the body of animals and humans, blood and gastric juice have a constant pH, and when it changes, vital processes are disturbed. Research in the field of indicators helps to regulate the pH value.

In chemical laboratories, including school ones, there are many different types and types of indicators. We all know litmus, methyl orange, phenolphthalein and others. In addition to chemical indicators, there are biological ones.

Target this research work - to learn how to prepare extracts of indicators from plants in our area and apply them in practice.

Work tasks:

1. Get acquainted with the history of the discovery of some acid-base indicators.

2. Consider the principle of biological indication on the examples of algae, mosses, lichens, higher plants and get acquainted with bioindicators of the hydrosphere, atmosphere, acidity and chemical composition of soils.

3. To study the method of preparation of natural indicators.

4. Explore experimentally the possibility of using natural indicators to determine the environment of household solutions (soap, shampoo, washing powder, tea, soil extract.)

5. Improve experimental skills and abilities.

Research objects:

1. Natural substances that can be used to prepare acid-base indicators: juices of brightly colored fruits and berries, cell juice of flower petals of various plants.

2. Solutions of substances that are used in everyday life (tea), soil extract from the school experimental site.

In this research work, the history of the discovery of some indicators, their classification is studied, the principle of biological indication is considered on the examples of algae, mosses, lichens, higher plants. In the process of work, natural indicators were prepared and the possibility of using natural indicators to determine the environment of some household solutions (soap, shampoo, washing powder, tea, soil extract.) was experimentally investigated.

As a result of the analysis of the results of the work, the following conclusions were drawn:

Detergents for dishes "Myth", "Fairy", "AOS", "Pril" have an alkaline and slightly alkaline environment, therefore, when using them, it is necessary to use rubber gloves to protect the skin of the hands from negative effects, since the alkaline environment destroys the acid mantle of the epidermis ;

Soap "Dove" and shampoo "Children" have a neutral environment, so they can be used for delicate baby skin;

Soap "Clean Line" should not be used for people with dry skin, because this kind of soap, having an alkaline environment, will dry the skin;

The washing powder "Lotus" taken for research has pronounced basic properties, so you need to work with it carefully. It is better not to wash woolen and silk things in such a powder.

The tea variety "May tea, fruity" has an acidic environment, so people with high stomach acidity should not drink it.

The soil taken for research from the school experimental site has acidic properties, therefore, work should be carried out on its liming, since acidic soil adversely affects the development of plants.

As a result of research, we are convinced that natural indicators surround us everywhere and are always at hand. They determine both the pH environment of chemical and biological processes and the state of our planet as a whole.

The study of indicator plants is interesting and useful topic. Moreover, it is not always possible to buy or order expensive indicators, and it is not at all difficult to prepare them yourself. Natural indicators from natural raw materials can be used in chemistry lessons in schools, if there is a problem of providing the school with chemical indicators, in the classes of optional and elective courses.

Perhaps the development of research in this direction will help bring our planet out of the ecological crisis and to some extent improve its ecological condition.

The work took second place in the regional competition "First Steps", third place - in the republican competition "Intellectual Future of Mordovia"

The research paper is posted on the school website: http://www. bersen. *****

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The presentation on the topic "Indicators" in chemistry contains comprehensive information about what indicators are. The history of the discovery of indicators is presented in a concise and accessible form. You will learn information about the classification and methods of manufacturing indicators.

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  3. natural indicators

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  • Objective
  • Tasks:
    • to study literary sources on the topic;
    • consider the classification of indicators;
    • prepare indicator solutions from natural raw materials;
    • conduct a study to determine the environment of dishwashing detergent solutions.
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    • Object of study:
    • Subject of study: solutions of plant indicators.
    • Hypothesis:
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    From the history of indicators

    • 1640 - heliotrope
    • 1663 litmus by Robert Boyle
    • 1871 - synthesis of phenolphthalein Adolf von Bayer
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    natural indicators

    • raspberries
    • mallow petals
    • strawberries
    • Black chokeberry berries
    • Buckthorn bark
    • red cabbage
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    Method for manufacturing indicators

    • To prepare vegetable indicators, it is necessary to take 50 g of raw materials, grind, pour 200 ml of water and boil for 1-2 minutes. The resulting broths cool and filter. In order to protect against spoilage, it is necessary to add alcohol to the resulting filtrate in a ratio of 2:1.
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    • Changing the color of natural indicators
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    Medium reaction of detergent solutions

    • vegetable indicator
      • Red cabbage decoction
      • Red cabbage decoction
      • Strawberry decoction
      • A decoction of chokeberry berries
    • Color indicator
      • pale green
      • Green
      • pale yellow
      • pale pink
    • Solution medium
      • slightly alkaline
      • alkaline
      • slightly alkaline
      • subacid
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    • many natural plants have the properties of acid-base indicators;
    • natural plants can be used to make plant indicator solutions;
    • plant indicator solutions can be used as acid-base indicators both in chemistry lessons and at home;
    • detergents for dishes "Myth", "Fairy", "AOS" have an alkaline and slightly alkaline environment and when using them, it is necessary to use rubber gloves to protect the skin of the hands from negative effects, since the alkaline environment destroys the acid mantle of the epidermis;
    • home-made indicators from natural raw materials can be used in chemistry lessons in rural schools if there is a problem in providing the school with chemical indicators.
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    In the world of indicators

    Salakhova Gulina Faritovna

    Introduction page 3

    From the history of indicators page 4

    Natural indicators page 6

    Conclusion page 9

    References page 10

    Appendix pages 11-12

    Introduction

    Objective: preparation of solutions of plant indicators from natural raw materials and determination of the environment of solutions of detergents for dishes with their help.

    tasks:

    Object of study: natural plants with indicator properties.

    Subject of study

    Hypothesis: vegetable indicator solutions can be prepared independently and used at home to determine the environment of dish detergent solutions.

    From the history of indicators

    Classification of indicators

    indicators called adsorption.

    fluorescent indicators

    natural indicators

    Raw materials for cooking

    indicator

    Natural indicator color

    coloring in

    sour

    environment

    coloring in

    alkaline environment

    raspberries

    Brown

    Brown

    Dark brown

    Black chokeberry berries

    Red-brown

    Pale pink

    dark green

    strawberries

    red-orange

    Orange

    Dark yellow

    Buckthorn bark

    Dark yellow

    red cabbage

    blue purple

    mallow petals

    dark green

    Conclusion

    Bibliography

    Internet resources.

    Application

    Mallow flower Buckthorn

    Chokeberry Raspberry

    Strawberries Red cabbage

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    In the world of indicators

    Chemistry teacher, Satlamyshev secondary school

    Salakhova Gulina Faritovna

    Introduction page 3

    From the history of indicators page 4

    Classification of indicators page 5

    Natural indicators page 6

    Method of manufacturing indicators from natural raw materials p. 7

    Determining the environment of dishwashing detergents using

    plant indicators page 8

    Conclusion page 9

    References page 10

    Appendix pages 11-12

    Introduction

    Indicators are organic and inorganic substances that change their color depending on the reaction of the environment. The name "indicators" comes from the Latin word indicator, which means "pointer".

    In a chemical laboratory or at a factory, indicators will tell you in a visual form whether the chemical reaction has gone to the end or not, whether one reagent has been added to another or more needs to be added. (5)

    When studying acids and bases in chemistry lessons, I learned that the juices of brightly colored berries, fruits and flowers have the properties of acid-base indicators, that is, they change their color when the acidity of the medium changes.

    I was interested in the question: what plants can be used as indicators? Is it possible to prepare solutions of vegetable indicators on my own? Are homemade indicators suitable for use at home, for example, to determine the environment of dishwashing detergents in order to identify their negative effect on the skin of the hands?

    Objective: preparation of solutions of plant indicators from natural raw materials and determination of the environment of solutions of detergents for dishes with their help.

    To achieve this goal, it is necessary to solve the following tasks:

    To study literary sources on the topic;

    Consider the classification of indicators;

    Prepare indicator solutions from natural raw materials;

    Conduct a study to determine the environment of dish detergent solutions.

    Object of study: natural plants with indicator properties.

    Subject of study: solutions of plant indicators.

    Hypothesis: vegetable indicator solutions can be prepared independently and used at home to determine the environment of dish detergent solutions.

    From the history of indicators

    The history of indicators begins in the 17th century. As early as 1640, botanists described heliotrope, a fragrant plant with dark purple flowers, from which a dye was isolated. This dye, along with the juice of violets, has become widely used by chemists as an indicator. This can be read in the writings of the famous 17th century physicist and chemist Robert Boyle.

    In 1663, litmus was discovered - an aqueous infusion of lichen growing on the rocks of Scotland. Robert Boyle prepared an aqueous infusion of litmus lichen for his experiments. The bottle in which he kept the infusion was needed for hydrochloric acid. Having poured out the infusion, Boyle filled the flask with acid and was surprised to find that the acid turned red. Intrigued by this, Boyle added a few drops of litmus infusion to an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide for testing and found that litmus turns blue in an alkaline environment. Thus, the first indicator for the detection of acids and bases was discovered, named after the lichen litmus. (one)

    Phenolphthalein, which is used in the form of an alcoholic solution, acquires a crimson color in an alkaline environment, and is colorless in a neutral and acidic environment. The synthesis of phenolphthalein was first carried out in 1871 by the German chemist Adolf von Bayer, the future Nobel Prize winner. (5)

    As for the methyl orange indicator, it is indeed orange in a neutral environment. In acids, its color becomes pink-crimson, and in alkalis - yellow.

    Currently, chemists often use indicator paper impregnated with a mixture of different indicators - a universal indicator.

    Classification of indicators

    One of the most common - acid-base indicators, which change color depending on the acidity of the solution. This happens because in an acidic and alkaline environment, the indicator molecules have a different structure. An example is the well-known indicator phenolphthalein. In an acidic environment, this compound is in the form of undissociated molecules and the solution is colorless, and in an alkaline environment, in the form of ions, and the solution has a crimson color.

    In addition to acid-base indicators, other types of indicators are also used.

    Redox indicators change their color depending on whether an oxidizing or reducing agent is present in the solution. Such indicators are substances that themselves undergo oxidation or reduction, and the oxidized and reduced forms have different colors. For example, the oxidized form of diphenylamine is purple, while the reduced form is colorless.(2)

    Widespread complexometric indicators- substances that form colored complex compounds with metal ions.

    Some substances are adsorbed on the surface of the sediment, changing its color; such indicators called adsorption.

    When determining the environment of cloudy or colored solutions, in which it is almost impossible to notice a change in the color of conventional acid-base indicators, use fluorescent indicators. They glow (fluoresce) in different colors depending on the pH of the solution. It is important that the glow of the indicator does not depend on the transparency and intrinsic color of the solution.(5)

    natural indicators

    If there are no real chemical indicators, then self-made indicators from natural raw materials can be successfully used to determine the environment of solutions.

    Geranium flowers, peony or mallow petals, iris, dark tulips or pansies, as well as raspberries, blueberries, chokeberries, cherry, currant, grape juices, buckthorn and bird cherry fruits can serve as feedstock.

    These natural indicators contain colored substances that can change their color in response to a particular impact. And, getting into an acidic or alkaline environment, they clearly signal this. (6)

    While on vacation in the summer, you can dry flower petals and berries, from which you can prepare solutions as needed, and thus provide yourself with indicators.

    Method for manufacturing indicators from natural raw materials

    For research work, I used dried mallow petals, raspberries, chokeberries, strawberries, buckthorn bark, red cabbage.

    To prepare plant indicators, I took 50 g of raw materials, chopped them, poured 200 ml of water and boiled for 1-2 minutes. The resulting broths were cooled and filtered. In order to prevent spoilage, alcohol was added to the resulting filtrate in a ratio of 2: 1. (8)

    Having thus obtained solutions of indicators, I checked what color they have in different environments.

    I took a few drops of a homemade indicator with a pipette and added them alternately to acidic or alkaline solutions. The results of all these experiments were recorded in a table.

    Table 1. Color change of natural indicators in various media.

    Raw materials for cooking

    indicator

    Natural indicator color

    coloring in

    sour

    environment

    coloring in

    alkaline environment

    raspberries

    Brown

    Brown

    Dark brown

    Black chokeberry berries

    Red-brown

    Pale pink

    dark green

    strawberries

    red-orange

    Orange

    Dark yellow

    Buckthorn bark

    Dark yellow

    red cabbage

    blue purple

    mallow petals

    dark green

    Determination of the environment of dish detergent solutions using vegetable indicators

    In biology class, I learned that the outer surface of the epidermis is covered with a microscopically thin layer - an acid mantle.

    Many biochemical processes take place in the epidermis. As a result, acids are formed - lactic, citric and others. Plus to this: sebum and sweat. All this makes up the acid mantle of the skin. Therefore, normal skin is acidic, with a skin pH of 5.5 on average. (2)

    When using detergents for dishes that have an alkaline environment, we violate the normal acidic environment of the skin of the hands.

    To protect the skin of the hands from the negative effects of dishwashing detergents, they must have a pH value corresponding to the pH value of the acid mantle of the epidermis.

    With the help of prepared solutions of natural indicators, I checked what kind of environment various dishwashing detergents have.

    Table 2. Environmental reaction of dish detergent solutions.

    Conclusion

    After doing research, I came to the following conclusions:

    Many natural plants have the properties of acid-base indicators that can change their color depending on the environment in which they fall;

    For the manufacture of plant indicator solutions, the following natural raw materials can be used: raspberries, strawberries, chokeberries, buckthorn bark, mallow petals, red cabbage;

    Vegetable indicator solutions can be used as acid-base indicators to determine the environment of household dish detergent solutions;

    Detergents for dishes "Myth", "Fairy", "AOS" have an alkaline and slightly alkaline environment and when using them, it is necessary to use rubber gloves to protect the skin of the hands from negative effects, since the alkaline environment destroys the acid mantle of the epidermis;

    Self-made indicators from natural raw materials can be used in chemistry lessons in rural schools if there is a problem of providing the school with chemical indicators.

    Bibliography

    Alikberova L.Yu. Entertaining chemistry. – M.: AST-PRESS, 2002.

    Alikberova L.Yu. Entertaining chemistry. A book for students, teachers and parents. – M.: AST-PRESS, 1999.

    Oganesyan E.T. A guide to chemistry for those entering universities. – M.: graduate School, 1998.

    Savina L.A. I know the world. Children's encyclopedia. Chemistry. – M.: AST, 1996.

    New encyclopedic dictionary. – M.: Great Russian Encyclopedia. Rinol Classic, 2000.

    Encyclopedic Dictionary of a Young Chemist. - M .: Pedagogy, 1982.

    Stepin B.D., Alikberova L.Yu. Entertaining tasks and spectacular experiments in chemistry. – M.: Bustard, 2002.

    Internet resources.

    Application

    Plants are natural indicators

    Mallow flower Buckthorn

    Chokeberry Raspberry

    MKOU Marshanskaya secondary school

    Research work in chemistry

    "Indicators in our lives".

    The work was done by 8th grade students.

    Sidorova Larisa

    Kuryshko Anastasia

    Burmatova Svetlana

    Leader: Sinitsina Margarita

    Anatolyevna - chemistry teacher

    2016

      Introduction

      History of opening indicators

      Classification of indicators.

      natural indicators

      Experimental part.

      Conclusion.

      Bibliography.

    1. Introduction

    In nature, we encounter various substances that surround us. This year we started to get acquainted with an interesting subject - chemistry. How many substances are there in the world? What are they? Why do we need them and what benefits do they bring?

    We are interested in substances such as indicators. What are indicators?

    In the lessons, when studying the topic “The most important classes of inorganic compounds”, we used such indicators as litmus, phenolphthalein and methyl orange.

    Indicators (from English indicate-indicate) are substances that change their color depending on the medium of the solution. With the help of indicators, you can determine the environment of the solution

    We decided to find out whether it is possible to use the natural materials that are at home as indicators.

    Objective:

    To study the concept of indicators;

    Familiarize yourself with their opening and their functions;

    Learn to identify indicators from natural objects;

    Investigate the effect of natural indicators in various environments;

    Research methods :

      The study of popular science literature;

      Obtaining indicator solutions and working with them

    2. History of opening indicators

    Indicators were first discovered in the 17th century by the English physicist and chemist Robert Boyle. Boyle conducted various experiments. One day, when he was conducting another study, a gardener came in. He brought violets. Boyle loved flowers, but he needed to experiment. Boyle left the flowers on the table. When the scientist finished his experiment, he accidentally looked at the flowers, they were smoking. To save the flowers, he dipped them into a glass of water. And - what a miracle - violets, their dark purple petals, turned red. Boyle became interested and experimented with solutions, adding violets each time and observing what happened to the flowers. In some glasses, the flowers immediately began to turn red. The scientist realized that the color of violets depends on what solution is in the glass, what substances are contained in the solution. The best results were given by experiments with litmus lichen. Boyle dipped ordinary paper strips into the infusion of litmus lichen. I waited until they were saturated with infusion, and then dried them. These cunning pieces of paper Robert Boyle called indicators, which in Latin means "pointer", as they indicate the medium of the solution. It was the indicators that helped the scientist to discover a new acid - phosphoric, which he obtained by burning phosphorus and dissolving the resulting white product in water. Currently, the following indicators are widely used in practice: litmus, phenolphthalein, methyl orange.

    2. Classification of school indicators and how to use them

    Indicators have different classifications . One of the most common is acid-base indicators, which change color depending on the acidity of the solution. Nowadays, several hundred artificially synthesized acid-base indicators are known, some of them can be found in the school chemistry laboratory.

    Phenolphthalein (sold in a pharmacy called "purgen") - white or white with a slightly yellowish tint fine crystalline powder. Soluble in 95% alcohol, practically insoluble in water. Colorless phenolphthalein is colorless in an acidic and neutral environment, and in an alkaline environment it turns crimson. Therefore, phenolphthalein is used to determine the alkaline environment.

    methyl orange - orange crystalline powder. Sparingly soluble in water, freely soluble in hot water, practically insoluble in organic solvents. The color of the solution changes from red to yellow.

    Lakmoid (litmus) - black powder. Soluble in water, 95% alcohol, acetone, glacial acetic acid. The color of the solution changes from red to blue.

    Indicators are usually used by adding a few drops of an aqueous or alcoholic solution, or a little powder to the test solution.

    Another method of application is the use of strips of paper impregnated with an indicator solution or a mixture of indicators and dried at room temperature. Such strips are produced in a wide variety of versions - with or without a color scale printed on them - a color standard.

    3. Natural indicators

    Acid-base indicators are not only chemical. They are all around us, but usually we do not think about it. These are vegetable indicators that can be used in everyday life. For example, table beet juice in an acidic environment changes its ruby ​​color to bright red, and in an alkaline environment it changes to yellow. Knowing the property of beetroot juice, you can make the color of borscht bright. To do this, add a little table vinegar or citric acid to the borscht. If you drop lemon juice or dissolve a few crystals of citric acid into a glass of strong tea, the tea will immediately become lighter. If you dissolve baking soda in tea, the solution will darken.

    Juices or decoctions of brightly colored fruits or other parts of plants are most often used as natural indicators. Such solutions must be stored in a dark container. Unfortunately, natural indicators have a serious drawback: their decoctions deteriorate rather quickly - turn sour or moldy (alcoholic solutions are more stable). In this case, it is difficult or impossible to distinguish, for example, a neutral medium from a slightly acidic one or a slightly alkaline one from a strongly alkaline one. Therefore, in chemical laboratories, synthetic indicators are used that sharply change their color within fairly narrow pH limits.

    experimental part

    What indicators can be used at home? To answer this question, we examined solutions of the juices of fruits and flowers of plants such as Kalanchoe (orange, red and white flowers), carrots, blue and yellow onions (husks and the bulb itself), tulip (red flowers and green leaves), geranium (pink and white flowers), dandelion, pansies, blackcurrant and raspberry (berries). We prepared solutions of the squeezed juices of these plants and fruits, since the solutions quickly deteriorate, we prepared them immediately before the experiment as follows: some leaves, flowers or fruits were ground in a mortar, then a little water was added. The prepared solutions of natural indicators were examined with a solution of acid (hydrochloric acid) and alkali (sodium hydroxide). All solutions taken for research changed or did not change their color depending on the environment. The results of the obtained studies were entered in the table

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    Object under study

    Initial color of the solution in a neutral medium

    Staining in an acidic environment

    Coloring in an alkaline environment

    Kalanchoe (orange flowers)

    pale yellow

    yellow

    pale yellow

    Kalanchoe (red flowers)

    maroon

    pink

    emerald green

    Kalanchoe (pink flowers)

    lilac

    pink

    green

    Tulip (flowers are red)

    maroon

    dark orange

    yellow-green

    Tulip (leaves)

    light green

    without changes

    green

    Blue onion (husk)

    Blue onion (bulb)

    Yellow onion (husk)

    Yellow onion (bulb)

    Carrot (juice)

    orange

    Beet (juice)

    Dandelion

    yellow-green

    light yellow

    dark yellow

    blackcurrant berries

    raspberries

    Geranium (bright pink flowers)

    hot pink

    hot pink

    light brown

    Geranium (white flowers)

    white

    light yellow

    white

    Pansies (violet flowers)

    purple

    hot pink

    emerald green

    Pansies (yellow flowers with a brown center)

    Municipal budgetary educational institution

    "Secondary school No. 22"

    With. Knevichi of the Artemovsky city district

    Project work

    Indicators around us

    Completed by: Kozlova Ksenia

    student of 8 "A" class

    Head: Klets Elena Pavlovna

    chemistry and biology teacher

    Artem, 2018

    Content

    Introduction - - - - - - - - - - 3

    1. Literary review. - - - - - - - four

    1.1. History of opening indicators - - - - - - 4

    1.2. Indicators in nature - - - - - - - 5

    1.3. Indicators in chemistry lessons - - - - - 6

    2. Materials and methods - - - - - - - - 8

    2.1. Experiment in the school laboratory - - - - - 8

    2.2. Processing of results - - - - - - 9

    Conclusions - - - - - - - - - - 10

    Conclusion - - - - - - - - - 10

    References - - - - - - - 11

    Introduction

    Indicators are widely used in chemistry, including at school. Any student will say what phenolphthalein, litmus or methyl orange is.

    Indicator - a device, device, substance that displays changes in any parameter of a controlled process or state of an object. When one or another indicator is added to an acidic or alkaline medium, the solutions change their color. Therefore, indicators are used to determine the reaction of the medium (acidic, alkaline or neutral). We were also told that the juices of brightly colored berries, fruits and flowers have the properties of acid-base indicators, since they also change their color when the acidity of the medium changes.

    I was interested in the question: the juices of which plants can be used as indicators? Is it possible to prepare solutions of vegetable indicators on my own? Are homemade indicators suitable for use at home, for example, to determine the environment of food?

    Relevance of the topic: attracting the interest of schoolchildren to the popularization of organic chemistry through simple and safe experiments.

    Objective : Obtain natural indicators from surrounding natural materials. To study their properties on the example of their use as indicators.

    Tasks:

    Study the literature on indicators;

    Familiarize yourself with their opening and their functions;

    Learn to identify indicators from natural objects;

    Investigate the effect of natural indicators in various environments.

    1. Literature review

    1.1 History of opening indicators

    For the first time, substances that change their color depending on the environment were discovered in the 17th century by the English chemist and physicist Robert Boyle. He has done thousands of experiments. Here is one of them.

    Candles were burning in the laboratory, something was boiling in the retorts, when the gardener came in inopportunely. He brought a basket of violets. Boyle was very fond of flowers, but the experiment had to be started. He took some flowers, sniffed them and put them on the table. The experiment began, the flask was opened, caustic steam poured out of it. When the experiment was over, Boyle accidentally looked at the flowers, they were smoking. To save the flowers, he dipped them into a glass of water. And - what a miracle - violets, their dark purple petals, turned red. The scientist ordered the assistant to prepare solutions, a flower was lowered into each. In some glasses, the flowers immediately began to turn red. Finally, the scientist realized that the color of violets depends on what substances are contained in the solution [1 ].

    Boyle began to prepare infusions from other plants: medicinal herbs, tree bark, plant roots, etc. However, the most interesting was a purple infusion obtained from litmus lichen. Acids change its color to red, and alkalis to blue.

    Boyle ordered paper to be soaked with this infusion and then dried. Thus, the first litmus paper was created, which is available in any chemical laboratory. Thus, one of the first substances was discovered, which Boyle already then called "indicator."

    Robert Boyle prepared an aqueous solution of litmus lichen for his experiments. The bottle in which he kept the infusion was needed for hydrochloric acid. Having poured out the infusion, Boyle filled the flask with acid and was surprised to find that the acid turned red. Intrigued by this phenomenon, Boyle added a few drops to an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide for testing and found that litmus turns blue in an alkaline medium. Thus, the first indicator for the detection of acids and alkalis was discovered, named after the lichen litmus. Since then, this indicator has been one of the indispensable indicators in various studies in the field of chemistry [2 ].

    1.2 Indicators in nature

    The plant kingdom is striking in its variety of colors. The color palette is diverse and is determined by the chemical composition of the cellular contents of each plant, which includes pigments. Pigments are organic compounds present in plant cells and tissues that color them. Pigments are located in chromoplasts. More than 150 types of pigments are known.

    If there are no real chemical indicators, to determine the acidity of the environment, you can successfully use ... home, field and garden flowers, and even the juice of many berries - cherries, chokeberries, currants. Pink, raspberry or redgeranium flowers, petalspeonyorcolored peasturn blue when immersed in an alkaline solution. Juice will also turn blue in an alkaline environmentcherriesorcurrants. On the contrary, in acid, the same "reagents" will take on a pink-red color. Plant Acid-Base Indicators Here - Coloring Agents by Nameanthocyanins . Exactlyanthocyanins give a variety of shades of pink, red, blue and purple to many flowers and fruits.

    beet coloring matterbetaine in an alkaline environment it becomes discolored, and in an acidic environment it turns red. That is why borscht with sauerkraut has such an appetizing color.

    Plants with a high concentration of anthocyanins are popular in landscape design.

    Carotenoids (from the Latin word "carrot") are natural pigments from yellow to red-orange in color, synthesized by higher plants, fungi, sponges, corals. Carotenoids are polyunsaturated compounds, in most cases they contain 40 carbon atoms in a molecule. These substances are unstable in the light, when heated, under the action of acids and alkalis. From plant materials, carotenoids can be isolated by extraction of organic solvents.

    Natural dyes are found in flowers, fruits, and rhizomes of plants.

    Unfortunately, almost all natural indicators have a serious drawback: their decoctions deteriorate rather quickly - turn sour or moldy. Another disadvantage is the too wide range of color change. At the same time, it is difficult or impossible to distinguish, for example, a neutral medium from a slightly acidic or slightly alkaline one.

    1.3 Indicators in chemistry lessons

    Indicators means "pointers". These are substances that change color depending on whether they are in an acidic, alkaline or neutral environment. The most common indicatorslitmus, phenolphthalein and methyl orange.

    Phenolphthalein (sold in a pharmacy called "purgen") - white or white with a slightly yellowish tint fine crystalline powder. Soluble in 95% alcohol, practically insoluble in water. Colorless phenolphthalein is colorless in an acidic and neutral environment, and in an alkaline environment it turns crimson. Therefore, phenolphthalein is used to determine the alkaline environment.

    methyl orange - orange crystalline powder. Sparingly soluble in water, freely soluble in hot water, practically insoluble in organic solvents. The color of the solution changes from red to yellow.

    Litmus - black powder. Soluble in water, 95% alcohol, acetone, glacial acetic acid. The color of the solution changes from red to blue.

    In the laboratory, less common indicators can also be used: methyl violet, methyl red, thymolphthalein. Most indicators are used only in a narrow pH range, but there are also universal indicators that do not lose their properties at any values ​​of the hydrogen index.[ ].

    2. Materials and methods

    2.1 Experiment in the school laboratory

    For my research, I usedred onions and their husks, cherries, cranberries, beets and cauliflower.

    For the preparation of vegetable indicatorsa small amount ofraw materialseach sampleIcrushedin a mortar, transferred to a test tubeflooded12 ml of water and boiled for 1-2 minutes. The resulting broths were cooled and filtered.(Fig. 1).

    Having thus obtained solutions of indicators, I checked what color they have in different environments.

    To obtain a solution with an acidic medium, citric acid was used, and with an alkaline one, baking soda was used.

    The prepared solutions were checked for the acidity of the medium using a universal indicator, comparing their indicators with those of hydrochloric acid and alkali solution (Fig. 2).

    I poured these solutions into test tubes for further experiment. For convenience, I divided the test tubes by color: with pink marking - soda solution, with yellow marking - citric acid solution. By usingpipetteandI added to solutionsa few drops of homemade indicator.

    2.2 Handling results

    The results of these experimentsrepresentedin tablese.

    Table 1. Results

    Raw materials for the preparation of the indicator

    Natural indicator color

    Staining in an acidic environment

    Coloring in an alkaline environment

    Red onion peel

    red

    red

    brown green

    Red onion

    colorless

    light pink

    light yellow

    Beet

    bright red

    bright red

    Dark red

    Cauliflower

    colorless

    light pink

    colorless

    Cranberry

    bright red

    bright red

    dark blue

    Cherry

    Dark red

    bright red

    violet

    The best result was obtained with a decoction of cranberries, cherries, red onion husks (Fig. 3)

    conclusions

      Received natural indicators from surrounding natural materials;

      Studied their properties on the example of their use as indicators;

      We studied the literature on indicators;

    Conclusion

    After doing research, I came to the following conclusions:

      many natural plants have the properties of indicators that can change their color depending on the environment in which they fall;

      the following natural raw materials can be used to make plant indicator solutions: berriescherries, cranberries, cauliflower, beets, red onions and their husks;

      home-made indicators from natural raw materials can be used in chemistry lessons in rural schools if there is a problem in providing the school with chemical indicators.

    This research should be continued in the summer when there are many flowering plants. The brightly colored flowers contain many different pigments that can be used as indicators and dyes.

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    case. The scientist ordered the assistant to prepare solutions, which were then poured into glasses and a flower was lowered into each. In some glasses, the flowers immediately began to turn red. Finally, the scientist realized that the color of violets depends on what solution is in the glass, what substances are contained in the solution. Boyle then became interested in what other plants would show, not violets. Experiments followed one after another. The best results were given by experiments with litmus lichen. Then Boyle dipped ordinary paper strips into the infusion of litmus lichen. I waited until they were saturated with infusion, and then dried them. These cunning pieces of paper Robert Boyle called indicators, which in Latin means "pointer", as they indicate the medium of the solution. It was the indicators that helped the scientist to discover a new acid - phosphoric, which he obtained by burning phosphorus and dissolving the resulting white product in water. Currently, the following indicators are widely used in practice: litmus, phenolphthalein, methyl orange.