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Make a red cabbage acid test

YOU WILL NEED:

• A red cabbage
• Boiling water

SOME THINGS TO TEST, INCLUDING:

• Lemon juice
• Bicarbonate of soda in water
• Spray cleaning product
• Bleach
• Rain water
• Tonic water

1 Gather your equipment

First, you will need one red cabbage and some boiling water. It’s up to you which substances you test,

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