Physics Design Lab - Investigating the Splash of Water - Sumer Vaid

Aim: To establish a relationship between the height of splash and the concentration of the liquid experiencing the splash. Theoretical Information: The concentration of a liquid is dependent on the mass of the solute and the volume of the solvent, amongst other important factors. The more concentrated a liquid, the greater its mass. The concentration of the liquid http://scienceprojectideasforkids.com/wp-content/ can be changed by adding uploads/ a solute to the liquids till the point of saturation. The liquid must be heated to ensure that all the solute dissolves into the solvent ensuring the absence of suspended particles that would be anomalous to the readings. 39 grams of NaCl can dissolve in 100 cm3 of water at a temperature of 373 K Hypothesis: Independent Variable: The independent http://pharmaxchange.info/press/wpvariable is the concentration of different content/uploads/ aqueous solutions. This will be altered by adding different amount of solute substances, ionic compounds into water. Hence, the different substances will have different molar concentration. Dependent Variable: The dependent variable will be the height of the splash recorded using a laser sensor. The height measured will be that between the maximum point of the splash and the surface of the water in a perpendicular fashion. Control: A variety of factors will be kept constant to ensure the regularity of the experiment: 1. The solvent (only the specic type of solvent will be controlled, not the amount of the solvent being used) 2. The solute (the ionic compound being used - only the specic type of solute will be controlled, not the amount of the solute) 3. Volume of total solution being tested 4. Purity of the solvent 5. Mass of projectile being projected 6. Dimensions of projectile being projected to instigate the splash 7. The temperature of the liquid experiencing the splash 8. The height from which the projectile will be dropped. 9. The depth of the solution experiencing the splash Apparatus Required: (300) cm3 of distilled H2O

Physics Design Lab - Investigating the Splash of Water - Sumer Vaid

(60) grams of standard grade Sodium Chloride (1) Bunsen Burner (5) Standard-Sized Beakers (1) Stirring Glass Rod (5) 20 cm strips of white paper (5) Identical Metal Spherical Solids with radius 4 cm (5) Standard Size Ice-Cream Sticks (1) Meter Rule (1) Digital Mass Scale (1) Thermometer Method/Procedure: 1. Preparing the apparatus 1.1) Take 100 cm3 of H2O in a standard sized beaker. Label this beaker B1. 1.2) Add 10 grams of NaCl to the water in this beaker. 1.3) Heat the beaker using a bunsen burner and stir rapidly until all the salt has dissolved in the water. 1.4) Remove the beaker of salt-water and let it cool for 10 minutes. 1.5) Take a thermometer and measure the temperature of the water. Ensure that the solution is at room temperature (24.5 C) . 1.6) Take an ice-cream stick and wrap it with one of the strips. Ensure that the strip is completely wrapped around the ice-cream stick. 1.7) Insert the instrument made in step 1.6 into the cooled beaker containing the solution. 2. Changing and Recording the Variables 2.1) Place the beaker against a wall. Take a meter rule and measure 40 cm from the surface of the water to a point on the wall. Mark this point. 2.2) Take the 1.6 instrument and place it in such a way that the lowest point of the instrument remains at-least 9 cm from the bottom of the beaker. 2.3) Drop the projectile (the spherical solid) from the height of the mark made on the wall in 2.1. Ensure that the projectile splashes water in such a way that the paper in the instrument 1.6 is made wet. Conduct several trials before beginning to take the actual recordable values as to ensuring that the placement of your instrument is accurate. Take 10 ofcial recordings for each concentrated solution. 2.4) Record your dependent variable by measuring the length of the wet paper of your instrument 1.6 as this is the maximum height of your splash. 2.5) Change your independent variable by using solutions of greater concentration. To do this, prepare two more solutions. Take the same volume of water each time but take 20 g and 30 g of salt to prepare these next two solutions. 3. Keeping the control factors constant: 3.1) Use only water as your solvent and only NaCl as your solute. 3.2) The volume of your solution will remain constant provided you only use 100 cm3 of water each time to prepare the solutions. 3.3) Ensure that distilled water is used each time you prepare a new solution to ensure the purity of the solvent being used. 3.4) Use a different spherical solid for each concentrated solution, but ensure that you measure the mass of the spherical solid before using it. If the difference in mass between this spherical solid and the others is greater than 0.5 g, then utilize a used sphericial ball for the experiment. 3.5) Measure the temperature of the solution before taking each ofcial recording. Should the temperature of the solution be different, use the bunsen burner to adjust the temperature before performing the experiment.

Physics Design Lab - Investigating the Splash of Water - Sumer Vaid

3.6) Each time you experiment, ensure that the depth of the solution is the same. This will happen naturally if the same volume of water is used in most cases. However, the level of water may change if large amounts of salt are being added to the water. In this case, once the solution has been created, remove some water to achieve the original, required level. Data Table: Serial No. 1 2 3 Concentration (mol/dm3) Trial No. Height of Splash