The Effect of Sugar

and Salt on the

Boiling Point of
Water
By: Erica, Cassie, and Kaitlin
Materials
1 flask with a volume of
500 mL
2 Celsius thermometers
Protractor
2 beakers with a volume
of 250 mL
3 Packets of table sugar
500mL of water
Table salt
2 Portion cups
Hot plate
Electronic balance
Formulas and Boiling Point

Bubbling: 75C

Boiling: 100C
 Finding the Mass and Measuring Out
Samples
-First, we measured out the
salt and sugar.

-We showed precision by

scraping lumps off of the
tops of the portion cups.

-We found the mass of each

sample.

-The mass of the sugar was

11.3g and the mass of the
salt was 16.9g.
 Our Data Table

Mass of portion cup (g) Mass of salt (g) Mass of sugar (g)

10.8 27.7-10.8= 22.1-10.8=

16.9 11.3
 Water on The Hot Plate

-We measured 250 mL of water

in a flask and poured the water
into a 250ml beaker.

-We repeated this step to fill

the second beaker.

-The hot plate was on at 550 C.

-We placed the two 250 mL

beakers on the hot plate.
 Waiting and Measuring the Temperature

-We waited for the water to reach

boiling point (100C).

-Before it reached that point, the water

began to bubble.

-We checked the temperature level

when it began to bubble.

-When it started to boil, we added the

salt and sugar.

-To prevent contamination, we used

two different Celsius thermometers.
 Adding Sugar
-When the water hit boiling
point, we added the sugar into
one of the 250 mL beakers.

-The water, a solvent, and the

sugar, a solute, dissolved in
the water.

- When we measured the

waters new temperature, we
found it had dropped 3
degrees down to 97C.
 Adding Salt
-When the second beaker hit
boiling point, we added in the
salt.

-The the salt dissolved in the

water (solvent).

-When we measured the waters

temperature, we found that it
had risen 2 degrees, and
measured 102 degrees Celsius.
 Samples Dissolving
-We watched the sugar and salt
dissolve into the boiling water.

-The salt and sugar demonstrated

physical change in how they
dissolved into the water.

-The sugar dissolved quickly and

the water stayed clear.

-The salt dissolved slower than

the sugar and made the water in
the beaker look cloudy for awhile,
then went back to be transparent.
Temperature Change when Sugar and
Salt is Added

Solute Waters change in Solution

temperature (Degrees
Celsius)

Sugar -3 97C

Salt +2 102C
Conclusion
In conclusion, salt and sugar affect the boiling point of
water. The physical property can be described and
measured; water boils at 100C. When salt dissolves in
water, the boiling point increases. Sugar affects the
boiling point because when the sugar dissolves the
temperature decreases. We also observed that the water
with sugar was transparent, while the salt water was a
translucent white color. We noticed that we could see
the salt dissolving in the water, because we were able to
watch it turn slightly transparent.