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Thursday, November 12, 2020

Separating a Mixture using Evaporation

Solute: Solid - Copper Sulfate

Solvent: Liquid - Water

A Solution is when a solid is dissolved into a liquid.

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Aim: To find out what will happen to the Copper Sulfate

Hypothesis: I think that the Solute (Copper Sulfate Solution) will be dissolved because of the heat and it will be turned into a liquid instead of a solid since its being evaporated. The way we are doing this is basically the way on how to cook dumplings.

Equipment: Copper Sulfate Solution, 250mL Beaker, heatproof mat, evaporating basin, element.

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At the start of the experiment we started with a solution which is Copper Sulfate. Then we put 100mL of water (Solvent) into a beacker and we got a tiny bowl that's fits over the beacker and poured a quarter of Copper Sulfate into the tiny bowl. Next we put the beacker that has the tiny bowl over it, onto a element and turned it on. After that we observed it until it was boiling. When it was boiling we could see that the heat  has been evaportaing the water in the Copper Sulfate and leaving the solute there which is the crystals.   

My hypothesis is incorrect since I did not notice that the boiling water would evaporate the water in the Copper Sulfate. 

I kinda liked this experiment since it was something new and learning these types of things can be a little hard but if you understand them more you start learning about them more frequently. 

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