Who’s Cheating on the Vinegar?

... Who's Cheating on the Vinegar? Vinegar is an ethanoic acid. A wholesaler supplies chip shops. Design an investigation which identifies which chip shops are watering down the vinegar. Background Theory All acids contain the element "hydrogen". Water ionises the hydrogen to make it H+. To react all acids have to be ionised. Strong acids are almost completely ionised and weak acid are only partially ionised, which is why they don't react as much as strong acids. The pH of any acid would be below 7 (neutral), ranging from 1 (strong acid) to 6 (weak acid). Anything above 7 is an alkali, pH 14 being a strong alkali and pH 8 being a weak alkali. In titration we add alkali to the acid until the mixture neutralises. We use an indicator to tell us at which point the neutralisation occurs. When we have this information we can find the concentration of the

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