EXPERIMENT ON SURFACE TENSION

HYPOTHESIS: Predict the number of drops of water that a coin can hold. How about the number of drops of
alcohol? Write this on your paper.

MATERIALS: two 1-peso coins, 2 droppers, 5-mL ethyl alcohol, 5 mL water, tissue paper

PROCEDURE:
1. Place the 1-peso coin on top of a sheet of tissue paper.
2. Using the dropper, fill the top of the coin with water.
4. Count the maximum number of drops that the coin can hold without the liquid spilling over the coin.
(Before it overflows to the tissue paper)
4. Record your observations.
5. Repeat steps 1-4 using ethyl alcohol.
6. Compare the number of drops of water and of alcohol that the coin can hold.
7. Discuss your recorded data with group members and answer the following guide questions.

Questions:
a. What was your hypothesis before the start of the experiment?
b. How many drops of water did it take before it overflowed on the coin? How about the number of
drops of alcohol?
c. From the previous lessons, we already know that intermolecular forces of attraction (IMFAs) that are
present in water are stronger than those present in alcohol. Using this knowledge, what can you infer
regarding the relationship of IMFA and the ability of liquids to stretch?

EXPERIMENT ON SURFACE TENSION

HYPOTHESIS: Predict the number of drops of acetone that a coin can hold. How about the number of drops of
cooking oil? Write this on your paper.

MATERIALS: two 1-peso coins, 2 droppers, 5-mL ethyl alcohol, 5 mL water, tissue paper

PROCEDURE:
1. Place the 1-peso coin on top of a sheet of tissue paper.
2. Using the dropper, fill the top of the coin with acetone.
4. Count the maximum number of drops that the coin can hold without the liquid spilling over the coin.
(Before it overflows to the tissue paper)
4. Record your observations.
5. Repeat steps 1-4 using cooking oil.
6. Compare the number of drops of acetone and of cooking oil that the coin can hold.
7. Discuss your recorded data with group members and answer the following guide questions.

Questions:
a. What was your hypothesis before the start of the experiment?
b. How many drops of acetone did it take before it overflowed on the coin? How about the number of
drops of cooking oil?
c. From the previous lessons, we already know that intermolecular forces of attraction (IMFAs) that are
present in oil are stronger than those present in acetone. Using this knowledge, what can you infer
regarding the relationship of IMFA and the ability of liquids to stretch?