According to www.ehowcom sodium chloride more commonly known as salt, only changes the volume of the water, not the acidicy (acidicy is measured by a test called the ph test). This is because when salt is placed in water it breaks into sodium and chloride, and both of which do not react with water; thus, no change in the acidicy of the substance. Saltwater has a ph of around 7.6. Answers.yahoo.com says that distilled water is usually around 5-6. Although the acidicy of distilled water is about 5 and saltwater about 8 there are many other elements that contibute to the acidicy factor.
Some of the experiments simmliar to mines are "removing salt to relieve the world's thirst" and "catching crooks with salt". Related searches are "does sand affect acidicy" and "what contributes to the acidicy of salt water". Hypothesis: Salt does affect acidicy. What you'll need: ~Three glasses of the same amount of salt water. ~salt ~Ph strips ~A paper to record your experiment. Instructions: Place a different amount of salt in each glass of water that is already filled with saltwater. Don’t forget to remember which has the most and which has the least and the amount of salt in each. Dissolve the salt so it is one with the water. Use a ph strip and test the acidicy of each glass. Record your expericences. The glass with the most salt in it was the most cloudy when its’ salt were dissoved. They all had the same ph. The glass with the most salt in it was the most cloudy when its’ salt were dissoved. They all had the same ph. The added table salt did not change the ph of the Pacific Ocean’s water. My hypothesis was correct! The ecosystem may have different amounts of salt content in thousands of miles of water. This test shows us that no matter where you are the acidicy is all the same or very close to the same. |
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