Results

The experiment was unfortunately unsuccesful as even the 12M HCl failed to yield any change in the color of the blue jeans. However the 3M and unknown of NaOH caused the fabric to became very stiff. Interestingly enough the 12M HCl despite burning through a pipette did absolutely nothing to the jeans leading me to the conclusion that jeans are the most durable articles of clothing ever made.

Materials

• HCL
• NaOH
• test tubes
  
• 3 pairs of blue jeans
• pipettes
  

Procedure

I will use three pairs of worn jeans to test my hypothesis. One will have several different concentrations of NaOH applied to it and another will have several concentrations of HCl applied to it. The effect on the color of the jeans will be compared to each other and to the third pair of jeans which will be used as a control.

Hypothesis

My hypothesis is that the color of the die used in blue jeans will be effected by an acid or a base. I believe that the color will actually fade from the jeans depending on the concentration of the solutions used.