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Aim: To create a compound of sand, salt and water and separate them again
Hypothesis: The amount of sand and salt after separating the compound should be the same as what
was started off with.
Equipment:
1 gram of salt
1 gram of sand
Denim water
Bunsen Burner
Safety glasses
Filter paper (2.20 grams)
2 beakers
Funnel
Retort stand
Retort Ring
Stirring rod
Matches
Evaporating dish (205.09) grams
Electric balance
bench mat
Gauze mat
tripod
Method:
Results:
Discussion: According to the results the final weight of the sand and filter paper was 3.31 grams. This
means the sand was 1.11 grams. However, the sand first input, was 1 gram. The evaporating dish
ended up weighing 215.03 grams. The evaporating dish itself is 205.09 grams, so the contents in it is
994 grams. If the hypothesis was correct then the sand will be 1 gram, and the salt in the
evaporating dish will also be 1 gram. The results were not consistent with the hypothesis, however,
given time, and if the current trend is followed in the results, then the results may eventually match
the hypothesis. The experiment was not a success, because of the lack of time, thus the experiment
was incomplete, as not all the water evaporated. So the extra weight in the experiment was the
water. The Constant variables in the experiment include the electric balance used, the filter paper
and evaporating dish were not changed when weighing. Independent variables, will include the
amount of water in the filter paper and sand, as well as the water in the evaporating dish. The
dependant variables in this experiment is the final weight. The experiment is relatively accurate,
with the balance scale highly accurate with a 0.005 degree of error. However, the experiments
reliability can be improved by repeating the procedure several times, instead of doing it just once.
The experiment is valid, as the steps directly target the aim of the experiment, which is to mix and
then separate the mixture.
In conclusion, the experiment did not meet the hypothesis, because the experiment was incomplete,
and there was leftover water which was weighed. The experiment can be improved, by allowing for
more time, so all the water evaporates, however, this raises the problem of dust settling on the
items, resulting in additional weight again.