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Water Solubility Lab

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Purpose How does temperature affect the solubility of salt in water?
Hypothesis:
If temperature affect the solubility of salt in water, then when tested the warm water will have a much greater solubility.
Materials:
Two-500 ml beaker, a source for warm/hot water and room temperature water, stirring rods, a container full of salt, cup for the salt, a scale, heat pads, a thermometer, safety googles and aprons.
Procedure:
1. A beaker was filled with 100 ml of room temperature of water that had a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius measured by a thermometer.
2. Another beaker was filled with 100 ml of warm water that that had a temperature of 46 degrees Celsius was also measured by a thermometer.
3. The beaker filled with warm water was placed on the heat pad before setting the beaker on the table.
4. Two small cup were filled with salt, both cups weighed about 31-32 grams.
5. A cup of salt was then used to slowly pour salt into the beaker of warm water.
6. The contents of the beaker were stirred with a stirring rod.
7. Two minutes later, there was a layer of salt accumulated in the bottom of the beaker once the stirring was done, indicating the end of the experiment.
8. Steps five to seven were repeated except using the room temperature water.
Data/Results:
See the graphs/table
Conclusion: …show more content…

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