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

Aim: To establish a relationship between the height of splash and the concentrat
ion of the liquid experiencing the splash. Theoretical Information: The concentr
ation of a liquid is dependent on the mass of the solute and the volume of the s
olvent, amongst other important factors. The more concentrated a liquid, the gre
ater 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 wou
ld be anomalous to the readings. 39 grams of NaCl can dissolve in 100 cm3 of wat
er at a temperature of 373 K Hypothesis: Independent Variable: The independent h
ttp://pharmaxchange.info/press/wpvariable is the concentration of different cont
ent/uploads/ aqueous solutions. This will be altered by adding different amount
of solute substances, ionic compounds into water. Hence, the different substance
s will have different molar concentration. Dependent Variable: The dependent var
iable 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 o
f the water in a perpendicular fashion. Control: A variety of factors will be ke
pt constant to ensure the regularity of the experiment: 1. The solvent (only the
speci c type of solvent will be controlled, not the amount of the solvent being use
d) 2. The solute (the ionic compound being used - only the speci c type of solute wi
ll be controlled, not the amount of the solute) 3. Volume of total solution bein
g tested 4. Purity of the solvent 5. Mass of projectile being projected 6. Dimen
sions of projectile being projected to instigate the splash 7. The temperature o
f the liquid experiencing the splash 8. The height from which the projectile wil
l be dropped. 9. The depth of the solution experiencing the splash Apparatus Req
uired: (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-Size
d Beakers (1) Stirring Glass Rod (5) 20 cm strips of white paper (5) Identical M
etal Spherical Solids with radius 4 cm (5) Standard Size Ice-Cream Sticks (1) Me
ter Rule (1) Digital Mass Scale (1) Thermometer Method/Procedure: 1. Preparing t
he apparatus 1.1) Take 100 cm3 of H2O in a standard sized beaker. Label this bea
ker B1. 1.2) Add 10 grams of NaCl to the water in this beaker. 1.3) Heat the bea
ker using a bunsen burner and stir rapidly until all the salt has dissolved in t
he 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 wra
p 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) Pl
ace the beaker against a wall. Take a meter rule and measure 40 cm from the surf
ace of the water to a point on the wall. Mark this point. 2.2) Take the 1.6 inst
rument and place it in such a way that the lowest point of the instrument remain
s at-least 9 cm from the bottom of the beaker. 2.3) Drop the projectile (the sph
erical solid) from the height of the mark made on the wall in 2.1. Ensure that t
he 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 recordab
le values as to ensuring that the placement of your instrument is accurate. Take
10 of cial recordings for each concentrated solution. 2.4) Record your dependent va
riable by measuring the length of the wet paper of your instrument 1.6 as this i
s the maximum height of your splash. 2.5) Change your independent variable by us
ing 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 prepar
e these next two solutions. 3. Keeping the control factors constant: 3.1) Use on
ly water as your solvent and only NaCl as your solute. 3.2) The volume of your s
olution 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 p
repare 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 m
easure the mass of the spherical solid before using it. If the difference in mas
s between this spherical solid and the others is greater than 0.5 g, then utiliz
e a used sphericial ball for the experiment. 3.5) Measure the temperature of the
solution before taking each of cial recording. Should the temperature of the soluti
on be different, use the bunsen burner to adjust the temperature before performi
ng 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 wate
r to achieve the original, required level. Data Table: Serial No. 1 2 3 Concentr
ation (mol/dm3) Trial No. Height of Splash