Question

A researcher wants to test the solubility (property of being dissolved) of salt in water as the temperature of the water increases.
Design an experiment to test his hypothesis that as the water temperature increases the solubility of the salt in water also increases. Include the following in your experimental design: experimental setup, procedure for data collection methods and criteria for evaluating the hypothesis.



Materials: salt, water, beakers, heat source, thermometer, balance

Answer 1

Have about 5 beakers all with different temperatures of water. Put in a teaspoon of salt at a time and when it stops dissolving stop adding and record how much salt it took. It should be more salt as the temperature rises. The independent variable is the waters temperature. The dependent variable is how much salt is used. Make sure that there is the same amount of water in each beaker. Or else it won’t work.