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  • Essay / Experiment: To find out if it is always possible for...

    Soluble or insolubleObjective: To find out if it is always possible for substances to dissolve.Hypothesis: I think that the possibility of dissolution of a solute, it all depends on the type of solvent. (For example, water-pure substance, international solvent, soap-already a solution). I think that because water is a pure substance, it will be easier for solutes to dissolve in it. The thickness of the solvent can affect the solute dissolution process, but perhaps not much. Materials: 4 clear plastic cups or beakers pen or marker 4 labels measuring spoons water vegetable oil salt sugar 4 stirring sticksProcedure:1. Create a table for your observations similar to the one shown below. Observations of the solvent solute from container ABCD2. Label the 4 containers (i.e. plastic cups or beakers) A, B, C, and D.3. Use a measuring spoon to pour 5 ml of water into containers A and B.4. Dry the measuring spoon, then pour the same amount (5 ml) of vegetable oil into containers C and D.5. Predict whether each of the solutes will dissolve in one of the solvents, in both, or in neither solvent. Record your predictions in your notebook. 6. Use a measuring spoon to add 2 mL of salt to containers A and C, then add 2 mL of sugar to containers Band D.7. Using separate stirrers, stir each mixture and carefully observe the contents of each container to determine if any of each solute has dissolved. Record your observations in table.8. Once you are finished, clean the equipment according to your teacher's instructions and wash your hands thoroughly. Observation: Container Solvent Solute ObservationsA Water Sugar crystals The sugar dissolved in 2 minutes. I was not stirring the solution, the solution was created by the process of diffusion... middle of paper ... mixtures form when oil is the solvent, because oil is compound of non-polar molecules which are not It is not chemically bonded (unlike water). It also does not create homogeneous solutions with the salt and sugar because it is too heavy and other particle attractions are already formed. So when salt and sugar are poured into oil (solvent), the particles are not able to form attractions. . In conclusion, I will repeat my hypothesis and say that the solubility of a solute in a solvent depends entirely on the solvent and the molecules contained in the solvent. Furthermore, I conclude that substances dissolve in already pure solvents with spaces to allow attractions to occur. Sources: https://water.usgs.gov/edu/qa-solvent.htmlhttp://wiki.answers.com/ Q/Why_doesn't_oil_mix_with_anything#slide=2&article=Why_doesn't_oil_mix_with_water