RUN AWAY PEPPER Experiment

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Question and Hypothesis

Question: What makes the variables run away from the soap? Hypothesis: My hypothesis is that the soap breaks the surface of water thus, making the variables move away from the soap.

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Materials Required
v A Bowl v Water v Liquid Soap v Matchstick v Stopwatch v Few drops of Oil v A table spoon of Pepper v A table spoon of Turmeric Powder v A table spoon of Talcum Powder
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Procedure
v Step 1: Fill a bowl half way with water. v Step 2: Sprinkle a table spoon of pepper on

the surface of the water.

v Step 3: Dip a match stick in the liquid soap. v Step 4: Gently dip the matchstick in the bowl

of water containing pepper, Starting the stopwatch at the same time. observations.

v Step 5: Observe carefully and record your

5/1/12 v Step 6: Repeat the same procedure with

Observation
v I observed that as soon as I dipped the

matchstick with liquid soap inside the bowl of water containing the variables, the variables moved away towards the side of the bowl. Surface Tension.

v This happened because of a theory called v Surface Tension is a unique property of water

where the water behaves like a stretched elastic skin and sticks together. This occurs only when the liquid surface is in contact with air.

v 5/1/12 I changed the variables to observe the effect of

Conclusion
v I conclude my experiment by learning that

the soap breaks the surface tension of the water and so the variables move away from the soap. differently on different variables.

v I also discovered that surface tensions acts v Some more examples on Surface Tension are: 1. Insects walking on water.
5/1/12 2. Needle or paper clips floating on water.

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