Four Household Objects

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FOUR UNKNOWN HOUSEHOLD OBJECTS Question: What are the four unknown household objects presented to us? Hypothesis: Substance 1 consists of water jelly crystals, if it turns into a jelly-like substance when mixed with water. Substance 2 is sugar, if it caramelizes when heated. Substance 3 is salt, if it lowers the melting point, and therefore melts ice faster than the other objects. Substance 4 is baking soda, if it fizzes when it reacts with baking soda. Experimental Procedure: I will conduct four experiments, to try and figure out if my hypothesis for each hypothesis was correct. #1. Bunsen Burner Caramelization Materials: 1. Bunsen Burner 2. Match 3. 4 Test Tubes 4. Equal sample of each unknown object (except for #1, teacher’s instructions) 5. Standard Safety Equipment Procedure: 1. Follow standard safety procedure. 2. Take out Bunsen Burner, and turn it on, so that there is a faint sound of the gas. 3. Light the match, and quickly light the Burner, being careful to avoid burns to the hand. 4. Turn the dial so that the heat is in the shape of a small, blue cone. 5. Take an empty test tube and run it through the flame as the control. Check for any noticeable changes, as there should not be any. 6. Put the sample of object #2 in the test tube. 7. Run object #2 through the flame 5 times, and record observations. 8. Repeat steps 5 and 6 for the remaining 2 objects. Data Table Unknown Substances | Observations | Substance 1 | (NOT ALLOWED IN THIS EXPERIMENT) | Substance 2 | Object turned deep brown, bubbled a little, let out a strong odor. It caramelized. | Substance 3 | Stayed the same throughout | Substance 4 | Stayed the same throughout | Control | No changes in beaker | #2. Reaction To Ice Materials: 1. 5 clean ice cubes 2. 5 napkin “placemats” 3. Clean

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