Baking soda and vinegar experiment to learn about the atmosphere. There are many gases in our atmosphere, including carbon dioxide. Learn how to create CO2 with a chemical reaction and blow up a ...

What happens when you mix vinegar with baking soda? It creates a chemical reaction that produces carbon dioxide gas that can create a fun explosion. Ingredients 1/2 cup of vinegar 1/4 cup of warm ...

Once you’re ready, let the baking soda fall into the vinegar. Finally, sit back and watch as the carbon dioxide release as the balloon inflates with the gas.

This occurs because the baking soda, or sodium bicarbonate, acts as a base, while the vinegar is acidic and sits at the other end of the spectrum. When the two meet, they exchange protons and ...