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Label the following photographs. Understanding the lab © SFOC 2003704 - —fases Laboratory Rules Write down the laboratory rules in the space provided. \ {EB | 7] Understanding the lab @SFOC 2003/04 _ Fol Integrated Science | a IIL Scientific Investigation on factors affecting rate of dissolving A. Stirring Question Hypothesis What do you want to find out? What do you think will happen? Can increase the rate can increase the rate of dissolving of sugar? of dissolving of sugar. Procedure Design your experiment! Write the steps for your experiment in the space below Label two beakers as A and B with a marker, Collect 100cm* for each of the beakers. Add two spoonfuls of sugar into each of the beakers by a spatula, Start a stop watch. Put beaker A on the bench undisturbed, whereas stir the mixture in beaker B with a glass rod. Note the time for the disappearance of sugar in both cases. * Stop-watch It is used for measuring small ‘The unit for time is Safety Rules What safety rules do you need to follow during vour experiment? Don't stir the mixture too hard otherwise we may break the. or. ‘Water as a solvent © SFCC 2003/04 Page 10 Apparatus and materials used: ‘Apparatus Quantity Materials ]Quantity Marker Water Beaker Sugar Spatula Stop-watch Glass rod What is going to be changed? What is going to be measured? With or without for disappearance of What is/are kept constant? of water __ of spoonful of sugar In order to make a fair comparison, a FALR TEST should be prepared. All other conditions should be kept constant only varying ONE factor. ‘Water as a solvent © SCC 2003/04 F.1 Integrated Science geil Create a table, chart, or graph to record your data, Time for the disappearance of sugar for the mixtures with or without stirring Beaker] Treatment | Time for disappearance of sugar (8) ‘A__| Without stirring B | Withstirring Conclusion/ Analysis What did you find out? Did your results support your hypothesis? Are your results reliable? Analysis: Results shown that beaker B takes time for the disappearance of sugar. It indicates that can speed up the rate of dissolving. Some Errors (je mistakes made during the experiment) are made which might affect the results. Several improvements can be made to make the results more reliable. Conclusion: can speed up the rate of dissolving, Water as a solvent © SFCC 2003/04 Page 12 B. Size of sugar If you are provided with two forms of sugars: powdered and granulated forms, which one will dissolve in water faster? Try to do an investigation to find out the answer, Question Hypothesis What do you want to find out? do you think will happen? Procedure Design your experiment! Write the steps for your experiment in the space below Label beakers as A and B with a A Collect 100cm’ for each of the beakers by a Measure 2g of powdered sugar and granulated sugar with an , they are added into beakers A and B respectively Start a . Stir both mixtures with a slowly. ‘Note the time for the disappearance of sugar in both cases. *Electronic balance Triple beam balance We measure the of an object using ‘The unit for weight is Jor ). Safety Rules What safety rules do you need to follow during your experiment? ‘Water as @ solvent © SFCC 2003/04 Page 13, Precautions: Apparatus and materials used: ‘Apparatus |Quantity Materials Quantity What is going to be changed? What is going to be measured? What is/are kept constant? Water as a solvent ‘© SFCC 2003/04 a ueeattlmall me Data Create a table, chart, or graph to record your data ‘Time for the disappearance of powdered and granulated sugars in water Beaker Treatment Time for the disappearance of sugar (5) A B Conclusion/ Analysis What did you find out? Did your results support your hypothesis? Are your results reliable? Analysis: Results shown that takes shorter time for the disappearance of sugar. It indicates that using sugar can speed up the rate of dissolving. Some Errors are made which might affect the results. Several improvements can be made to make the results more reliable. : Conclusion: Using sugar can speed up the rate of dissolving, Water as a solvent © SFCC 2005/04 Fil C. Hot Water Before we can carry out an investigation for studying how heat affects the rate of dissolving, a very important instrument is needed for heating things in the laboratory, itis The Bunsen burner (A) Structure of a Bunsen burner: muUaw> (B) Steps in lighting the Bunsen burner 1. Put on the 2. Check that the Bunsen burner is connected to the gas tap by a 3. Place the Bunsen bumer ona _ 4. Close the 5. Lighta match. Hold it over the ___and tum on the The flame is in colour. 6. Slowly open the air hole. The flame becomes 7. Tum off the after use. ‘Water as a solvent © SFCC 2003/04 F.1 Integrated Science Page 16 (C) Difference between yellow and blue flame: \(1) Air hole Closed Open (2) Colour of the flame (@) Brightness \(4) Hotness \(5) Sound Question What do you want to find out? How does heat affect the rate of dissolving of sugar? What is going to be changed? Hypothesis What do you think will happen? Increase the of water, the rate of dissolving What is going to be measured? ‘Water as a solvent ‘© SFCC 2003/04 Page 17 What is/are kept constant? Apparatus and Materials needed: Apparatus [Quantity Materials Precautions: Water as solvent @ SFOC 2003704 F.4 Integrated Selence | wages Procedures: 1. Label 4 beakers as A, B, C and D with a marker. 2. Prepare four water bath at different temperatures (a) Beaker A- 10cm’ of ice water (b) Beaker B- 100cm? of tap water (©) Beaker C - 100em? of warm water (around 40°C) (@) Beaker D ~ 100cm’ of boiling water (around 100°C) ##* Please refer to the following for set-ups (c) & (4): * Stand and Clamp bolting water wire gauze Use a anda to fix the position of thermometer. Weigh 2g of powdered sugars with an . add the sugar into each of the beakers Start a stop watch. Stir the mixture slowly with a . Note the time for the disappearance of sugar in four cases. +44 Please be advised to complete the experiments for beakers A and B first before move on to do experiments for beakers C and D, * Thermometer mercury It is used for measuring . The liquid inside can be or . The unit for temperature is oe ). ‘Water as solvent @SFOC 2003/04 Page 19 Data ‘Time for the disappearance of sugar at four different temperatures: Beaker ‘Temperature of the water bath Co) Time for the disappearance of sugar c ) Water as a solvent ‘© SFCC 2003/04 F.1 Integrated Sci fA iotegated Social Page 20 Analysis Results showed that takes shortest time for the disappearance of sugar whereas takes longest time. It indicates that the temperature of water, the rate of dissolving. Errors: Improvements: Conelusion the temperature, of dissolving of sugar. ‘Water as a solvent © SFCC 200504

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