This document provides information about the active ingredients in four common household products: bleach, detergent, dishwashing liquid, and toilet bowl cleaner. It includes a table to fill out with the active ingredients of each product. Students are asked to identify which product performed best and least, list the active ingredients of each, and explain why knowing the active ingredients is important.

2. Basic
Basic
Nearly Neutral
Acidic
Neutral

15. Product Product Description
Active
Ingredient
1. Bleach
2. Detergent
3. Dishwashing
Liquid
4. Toilet Bowl
Cleaner
Directions: Students will fill out what is ask on the table below
using the product information or ingredients list of each indicated
products.

16. Active Ingredient(s):
• Sodium Hypochlorite
BLEACH

17. Active Ingredient(s):
• Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
• Sodium Hydroxide
• Boric Acid
DETERGENT

18. Active Ingredient(s):
• Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
• Sodium Laureth sulfate
• Sodium Hydroxide
DISHWASHING LIQUID

19. Active Ingredient(s):
• Hydrogen
Chloride/Hydrochloric Acid
TOILET BOWL CLEANER

22. Guide Question:
1.Which product performed best?
2.Which product performed the least?
3.What is/are the active ingredient(s)?
4.Why do you think it's important to know what the active
ingredient(s) in our household items are?