Water as a Polar Molecule

OBJECTIVES: 1. To bend a stream of falling water.

2. To understand why water is considered as a polar molecule
MATERIALS: 1. Plastic Cup 2. Nail/Needle
3. Water 4. Small Basin
5. Protractor 6. Ruler
7. 3 Glass Bottles 8. 3 Plastic Bottles
9. Tripod/Ring Stand (optional)
PROCEDURES:

1. Using the nail/needle, make a small puncture at the bottom of the plastic cup
2. Place the plastic cup 18 inches directly above the small basin using the tripod/ring stand (if
available) or you can simply steadily hold the plastic cup
3. Fill the plastic cup with water and let the water drip from the hole to the water basin
4. As the water falls from the plastic cup, immediately rub the plastic bottle on human hair 5
consecutive times
5. Using the ruler as a tool of measurement, place the rubbed plastic bottle 5 inches below the
plastic cup and 2 inches away from the stream of falling water.
6. Using the protractor, measure the angle by which the water has bent towards or away from the
rubbed material.
7. Repeat steps 3-6 two more times, except this time use different plastic bottles and rub the
plastic bottles against human hair on the 2nd trial for 10 times and 15 times on the 3rd trial
8. Using the same set up from steps 1 and 2, repeat steps 3-7 using the glass bottles
OBSERVATIONS:

PLASTIC BOTTLES GLASS BOTTLES

No. of Times Angle No. of Times Angle
Rubbed Rubbed
5 5

10 10

15 15

DATA ANALYSIS:

CONSLUSION: