Do all substances dissolve in water? Kids explore the varying levels of solubility of common household substances in this fun-filled experiment!
Materials Needed:
4 clear, glass jars filled with plain tap water
Flour
Salt
Talcum or baby powder
Granulated sugar
Stirrer
Step 1: Help your child form a big question before starting the experiment.
Step 2: Make a hypothesis for each substance. Perhaps the salt will dissolve because your child has watched you dissolve salt or sugar in water when cooking. Maybe the baby powder will not dissolve because of its powdery texture. Help your child write down his or her predictions.
Step 3: Scoop a teaspoon of each substance in the jars, only adding one substance per jar. Stir it up!
Step 4: Observe whether or not each substance dissolves and record the findings!
Your child will likely note that that sugar and salt dissolve, while the flour will partially dissolve, and the baby powder will remain intact. The grainy crystals of the sugar and salt are easily dissolved in water, but the dry, powdery substances are likely to clump up or remain at the bottom of the jar.
As you can see, the scientific method is easy to work into your child’s scientific experiments. Not only does it increase your child’s scientific learning and critical thinking skills, but it sparks curiosity and motivates kids as they learn to ask questions and prove their ideas! Get started today with the above ideas, and bring the scientific method home to your child during your next exciting science experiment
Answer:
Cu + 4HNO3 ---> Cu(NO3)2 + 2NO2 + 2H2O.
Explanation:
Balancing:
Cu + 4HNO3 ---> Cu(NO3)2 + 2 NO2 + 2H2O.
Answer:
The chemist would require to use 43.43 grams.
Explanation:
In order to solve this problem we need to know<u> how much do 0.550 moles of selenium weigh</u>. To do that we use selenium's<em> molar mass </em>and multiply it by the given number of moles:
- 0.550 mol * 78.96 g/mol = 43.43 g
The chemist would require to use 43.43 grams.
Since the density of water is 1 g /mL, hence there is 100
g of H2O. So total mass is:
m = 100 g + 5 g = 105 g
=> The heat of reaction can be calculated using the
formula:
δhrxn = m C ΔT
where m is mass, C is heap capacity and ΔT is change in
temperature = negative since there is a decrease
δhrxn = 105 g * 4.18 J/g°C * (-2.30°C)
δhrxn = -1,009.47 J
=> However this is still in units of J, so calculate
the number of moles of NaCl.
moles NaCl = 5 g / (58.44 g / mol)
moles NaCl = 0.0856 mol
=> So the heat of reaction per mole is:
δhrxn = -1,009.47 J / 0.0856 mol
δhrxn = -11,798.69 J/mol = -11.8 kJ/mol
