Is it an acid, base, or neutral? Make your own acid-base indicator from red cabbage, then test various household substances. Acids and bases are classes of materials that have different properties.

So why does this happen? The chemical that gives red cabbage its distinctive color is called anthocyanin. And anthocyanin is what’s called an indicator, which is something that changes color ...

Discover how red cabbage can act as a natural pH indicator, revealing whether substances are acids or bases through beautiful color changes. pH is a measure that tells us how acidic or basic a ...

Tear up two leaves of red cabbage and place the pieces in a zip-closing plastic bag. Add about 1 cup of room temperature water. Get as much air out of the bag as you can and close the bag securely ...

Make an acid-base indicator. Dr Yan uses some very colourful science to find out what's acidic in his kitchen. Take 1/4 red cabbage. Finely slice the cabbage. Put all the chopped-up cabbage into a ...

We thought we knew the answer, but we wanted to be sure. We knew that red-cabbage juice (which is actually purple) is a good indicator of whether a substance is an acid or an alkali. We then ...

No, I mean blue cabbage. Wait, now it's pink again! As you can see, your little angel might just discover that this stuff is cool enough to eat! 1. Red cabbage contains a cornucopia of healthy ...