tomorrow i am teaching my class about matter and the 3 states of it which are solids, liquids, and gases. my teachers book says to use vanilla extract as a gas, but it is a liquid. so how do i present this to them with out getting tons of questions. I NEED TO BE ABLE TO TELL WHY VANILLA EXTRACT IS A GAS!!! HELP!!!
2007-09-24 13:44:49 · 12 answers · asked by mshaw1986 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
As it evaporates, the dissolved vanilla changes to a gas. It was dissolved in alcohol. The molecules that float around the room that everyone can smell is a gas. Put some out in a small flat container and watch it seem to disappear.
2007-09-24 13:48:15 · answer #1 · answered by science teacher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is a liquid;But, the reason it is considered a gas is because of the gas like state that comes out of the top when you open it gives off the pressure that builds up. Take for Example, Mineral Spirits; When you open the lid you get a unwelcoming odor and that is do to the gas that is in the bottle when it is sealed in the factory.
Hope this helps.
2007-09-24 20:56:32 · answer #2 · answered by c d 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, it would help if you would tell us --how-- you are presenting it. What does the book say? Taken out of context, I don't know if you're using it as a symbol or a metaphor for gas, or if you've actually got to evaporate it into a gaseous form. You need to tell us what the book says you're doing with it.
2007-09-24 20:48:27 · answer #3 · answered by gilgamesh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when you smell vanilla you're not just smelling the liquid, you are inhaling the vanilla particles. In that sense, vanilla is a gas, just has H20 can be a gas.
2007-09-24 20:48:31 · answer #4 · answered by Lollipop 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try using the three states of good old H2O...
1) Ice - solid
2) Water = liquid
3) Steam (or mist, fog, cloud) = gas
2007-09-24 20:49:47 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vanilla extract is usually mixed with alcohol which evaporates quickly. Its the airborne particles that enter your nose that create the smell.
2007-09-24 20:48:02 · answer #6 · answered by megalomaniac 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
What do you teach? 1st grade. Why dont you just come up with a simpler example so you don't have to get into gas-liquid equilibriums. (vapors)
2007-09-24 20:48:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the answer is simple, vanilla extract is not a gas
2007-09-24 20:47:34 · answer #8 · answered by N0LaNbPiMpIn985 F.O.B. 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
boil it : ) everything turns into a gas when it reaches a high enought temperature!
2007-09-24 20:47:20 · answer #9 · answered by mrfriendly 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
no its not its a liquid just look at it
2007-09-24 20:47:33 · answer #10 · answered by mhslaxer24 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋