CEJ: Water Activity #1 The question of this activity was “How many paper clips can you put into the cup before the water over flows?” In our experiment we were to test the effects of adding multiple paper clips to a full cup of water and observe the changes that occurred. I estimated prior to experimenting that only four paper clips would be able to go in the cup without the water overflowing. When four paper clips were added to the cup, the water had not even begun to show signs of spilling. By the end of the experiment, the cup of water was able to hold 120 paperclips before the water ran over. As the 119th paperclip was added, we noticed a somewhat large “half bubble” on the surface of the cup. This ‘bubble’ was caused by 3 factors known …show more content…
As we began our experiment, we noticed that the ‘bubble’ of water was not as big as it was during the first experiment. By the 21st drop, we could tell that the penny couldn’t hold much more and by the 22nd, the water spilled over. At first glance, one might assume that soap is non-polar. Although this is partially true, soap is special. Soap has both polar and non-polar components. This means that it is amphipathic. The water was not bonding directly to the penny. Instead, it was bonding to the amphipathic soap. The ability for water to hold to water was due to the hydrogen bonds at a molecular level and cohesive properties between molecules. The reason that the penny couldn’t hold nearly as many drops as it could before is because soap is non-polar. Because water is polar, water can only ‘adhere’ to other polar substances. After the water on the penny has spilled over. On a molecular scale, the hydrogen bonds are being broken. After completing this experiment, we concluded that due to the amphipathic properties of the soap detergent, the penny would not be able to hold as many drops as a penny without the soap. Again, this is because soap is non-polar and in order for water (water is polar) to ‘mix’ with another substance, that other substance has to be polar as
In my experiment, I compared if the side of a penny affected how many drops of water it can hold. I took 2 pennies, one on the head and one on the tails. I took a dropper and filled it with water. I then dropped the water onto the penny and counted how many drops of water it could hold until the water went on the paper towel. My hypothesis was that the tail side of the penny could hold more water, and it did. According to my data, the tail side average was about 1 whole drop away from the head average. This means that the tail side could hold more water. The exact average of the head side on the penny was 23 drops. The average of the tail side of the penny is 24.72727273 drops. That was super close. Although I made sure my hand was the same
I will share my newfound knowledge through this paper and I will discuss my finding with my peers and other people who enjoy chemistry. We have been discussing both water displacement and density in class; I assume the relevancy of this lab was to help people who learn better kinesthetically a chance to learn the material in a way they learn best.
In this experiment, we are trying to figure out how many droplets of water a penny can hold while face up. Before we began the experiment, we already knew that water molecules stick together as long as gravity isn't stronger than the water. In the experiment we had water, soapy water, and rubbing alcohol.
There are several sources of error to this experiment due to random and systematic errors. The only source of random error was the measurement that we took through the graduated cylinder which was only accurate to the nearest 1%. We took the largest error from this one percent, which was +/- 3. The largest relative error this yielded was only 3%, so this did not affect how precise this experiment was too much. We can still make this more precise by making the masses of the water larger. For example if we started the masses at 300mL and went up by 50mL, the largest error this would yield would be 2% due to the largest error being +/- 5. This would cause smaller errors in the amount of water.
Hypothesis: If I place an egg in vinegar, then the outer layer of the egg is going to become slimy and look like rubber. It will also become larger and bubbles will form on and around the egg.
Water (H2O) is a good solvent because it is partially polarized. The hydrogen ends of the water molecule have a partial positive charge, and the oxygen end of the molecule has a partial negative charge. This is because the oxygen atom holds on more tightly to the electrons it shares with the hydrogen atoms. The partial charges make it possible for water molecules to arrange themselves around charged atoms (ions) in solution, like the sodium (Na+) and chloride (Cl−) ions that dissociate when table salt dissolves in water.
Attraction between water molecules which allows insects and other objects to float a top the water
Then we inverted the tubes so an air bubble would form in the little tube that is now upside-down. Now that we know what to do, we marked the little tube 2/3 full. One tube was filled to that line with glucose solution, another with fructose solution, sucrose solution and the last one with water. Next, the little tubes were topped off with a yeast solution. Then we slide a big tube over the little one and completed the inversion, this is done for every little test tube. After they are all inverted our group measured the bubble present at the top of the little tube. Then we put all of the inverted test tubes into a hot water bath for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes we took the tubes out and measure the air bubbles in the tubes. Next, we recorded the data calculated the net change from the beginning of the experiment to after the hot
Abstract: This experiment introduced the student to lab techniques and measurements. It started with measuring length. An example of this would be the length of a nickel, which is 2cm. The next part of the experiment was measuring temperature. I found that water boils around 95ºC at 6600ft. Ice also has a significant effect on the temperature of water from the tap. Ice dropped the temperature about 15ºC. Volumetric measurements were the basis of the 3rd part of the experiment. It was displayed during this experiment that a pipet holds about 4mL and that there are approximately 27 drops/mL from a short stem pipet. Part 4 introduced the student to measuring
Introduction: The purpose of this lab will be to determine the percent water in an unknown hydrate, determine the moles of water present in each mole of the unknown substance, and to use the molecular mass to find the empirical formula of a hydrate. In this lab and unknown hydrate will be heated two separate times over a Bunsen burner to remove as much water from the substance as possible, before and after heating the crucible the masses will be calculated and recorded for future reference. To participate in this lab it is important to know he formulas that will be worked with. The formula of the hydrate that will be used, Copper II Sulfate, is CuSo4 • 5H2O. Along with this, the formula used to calculate the percent water in the hydrate will
Using 3 different substances, water, soap water, and vegetable oil, using a dropper and dropping amounts of each liquid onto a penny, which one will have the most drops and which will spill over first?
As a group, we did an experiment of billbug and what kind of water they enjoy to stay. Our team was used for experiment sugar water, salt water and plain water. We measured the material we wanted to use. We used salt for 2.0 g. We used sugar for 2.0 g. and we used plain water for 10 ml. We mixed 10 ml of plain water into 2.0 g of sugar and 10ml plain water into 2.0 g of salt. We placed one tissue for each chamber. We dropped in chamber one the salt water. We dropped chamber two the sugar water. We dropped chamber three the plain water. In the middle of the chambers we placed filter paper. Then we put 5 billbugs and let them free to move anywhere they wanted. After 5 minutes we recorded how many billbugs are on each side of the chamber. We
Corresponding to the previous experiment, this week’s experiment measures the participants’ ability to conduct basic, fundamental laboratory procedures. These procedures revolve around scientific measurements of volume, mass, and density. Unlike last week’s activity, this week’s experiment had a few modifications. In addition to distilled water, saltwater and an unknown substance were added. There was a total of five substances to choose from; Hexane, Methanol, Ethyl acetate, Ethylene glycol, and Dichloromethane. Part C, the unknown liquid number was four, which the average density was 0.789 gmL-1, and from looking at the chart the unknown identity was methanol. Part A, the temperature of the water was 20 oC, which was in front of the class,
The volume of a small test tube and a thin-stemmed pipet were determined in this section of the lab. Water was poured into a small test tube until the water reached the very top edge of the test tube. The test tube was then emptied into a plastic 25 mL graduated cylinder and volume was measured and recorded into data table 3. A think-stemmed pipet was completely filled with water. Drops were carefully counted and emptied into the empty plastic 25 mL graduated cylinder until the water level reached 1 mL. The number of drops in 1 mL was recorded into data table 3. The thin-stemmed pipet had a total volume of 4 mL and that was also recorded into data table 3.
The purpose of this experiment is to conduct what happens to gummy bears when we put them into different liquids. When we were done we gathered data and saw that the gummy bears ended up with different textures and sizes. There were only some minor differences. For water after a day, the length changed, the width, height, and mass. For salt water only the mass changed, before it was 2.6 and after it was 1.5 grams. The next liquid is sugar water, and for that liquid all the of the data changed. The length was 3 cm before, after it was 3.5 cm. The width of the gummy bear was 3 cm before, after it was 1 cm, and after it was 1.5 The height was 2 cm, and changed to 1 cm. Lastly is the mass, it was 2.6 and the after it changed to 5.1. The