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Ms. Miller
Honors Chemistry
4 April 2018
Data:
Analysis:
The hypothesis is not supported; our results and data conclude that Epsom Salts created the most
crystals over 24 hours. Regardless that Borax cannot be consumed, Epsom salts still significantly
produced the most crystals.
The data and graph specify the measurement in grams of the pipe cleaners before crystallization,
after crystallization, and the weight of the crystals. It can be observed that all three pipe cleaners
had slightly different weights. Regardless, the results were drastic enough that this could not
majorly affect them. It can be concluded from the data and graph that Epsom Salts grew the most
crystals with 7.75g. Borax resulted in 6.73 grams of crystals and Sugar only 3.18 grams.
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The average of the pipe cleaners before solution is 1.20g, average weight of pipe cleaners after
solution is 7.09g, and the average mass of the crystals is 5.89g.
Source of error would be not having a big enough beaker to test the sugar. The amount of water
and sugar added to the beaker resulted in it being almost completely filled. This could have been
a source of error because unlike Epsom Salts and Borax, the sugar did not have as much room in
the cup to grow crystals.
Before conducting this experiment, the scientist tried the experiment using the same amount of
Borax, Epsom Salts, and Sugar to grow the crystals. It was learned that our results were negative
because the substances have different densities. This caused some not to grow crystals at all
because not enough Borax, Epsom Salts, or Sugar was added to the water.
Conclusion:
In our lab we conducted an experiment that would show what substance would grow the heaviest
crystals. In the lab we used three different substances; Borax, Epsom Salts, and Sugar. When
starting the lab, we gathered all our materials. We got three separate beakers and filled them with
water. In the first beaker, the one that belonged to Borax, we filled it up to 236 milliliters of
water. We put the beaker on the hotplate that was set on high, and let it boil. For the second
beaker, the one that belonged to Epsom Salts, we filled it up to 120 milliliters of water. We put
the second beaker on the hotplate that was also set on high, and let it boil. For the last beaker, the
one that belonged to Sugar, we filled it up to 710 milliliters of water. We put the last beaker on
the hotplate that was set on high, and let it boil.
While the beakers were boiling on the hotplates we went to get the other materials. We needed to
gather three plastic cups, three pipe cleaners, three wooden sticks, and a scale. The first thing we
did was tie the pipe cleaners around the wooden sticks. Having the pipe cleaners around the
wooden sticks allows the crystals to form onto the pipe cleaner, and the stick holds the pipe
cleaner in the middle of the cup. After we made the three sticks with pipe cleaners attached to it,
we weighed each one separately. After we recorded the weight on all three pipe cleaners, we put
the pipe cleaners into the cup. We then went to collect the substances to add into the waters. We
collected 44 milliliters of Borax, 120 milliliters of Epsom Salts, and 450 milliliters of Sugar.
Once the water in the beakers were boiling, we poured the ingredients into the beakers. When
pouring the substances in, we poured them in little by little and continued stirring while pouring.
Once the substances were mixed in with the water, we poured the mixed substances into the
plastic cups.
We moved the three cups filled with the water, substance, and pipe cleaner over to the side of the
room, so no one could knock the cups over. We left the substances in the cups for 24 hours. After
24 hours we removed the pipe cleaners from the liquid and let them dry. Once the pipe cleaners
were dried, we weighed the pipe cleaners with the crystals attached to them. After we recorded
our data, we drained the cups with the excess substances and kept the crystals.
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After we recorded our data, we found our hypothesis was incorrect. We thought that the Borax
solution would form the heaviest crystals because that is a chemical used to form other
substances and is used for various household tasks. The solution that formed the heaviest crystals
was the Epsom Salts.
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