10/09/15

Properties of Water
Jonathan Goorbarry
1. There are many factors that could affect the amount the amount of
drops of water that the coin could hold before overflowing off. One of
the factors is the size of the coin. If the coin is smaller, it would not
hold as much as many drops as a larger sized coin. Another factor
could be the density of the coin. If the density of a coin is higher, it
would hold more water than a smaller dense coin. In addition, the
shape of the coin could affect it if it has a hole or a lip, it would have an
effect on the amount of droplets it holds since it is something added or
removed from the coins original shape.
2. All of the errors that couldve have occurred in this experiment are
human error. One of the errors that couldve occurred is that the drops
were miscounted by the person counting as they are dropped. This is
turn would alter the results which could ultimately greatly affect the
experiment as a whole. Another error that couldve occurred is that the
person who is putting the drops on puts too many at a time which
again could throw of the results affecting the entire experiment.
3. The property of cohesion is being shown here as the water is attracted
to each other and is creating a bond that allows the water atoms to
pile up on each other causing a sort of bubble on top of the coin.
However the bond formed is weak and as a result the bubble of
water breaks and the weight on top pushes the water down causing it
to flow off of the coin and onto a bigger surface where it can spread
out.
4. 1. Cohesion in the stems in plants.
2. Water flowing down a windshield
3. Rain drops falling