Delaney+T13

Delaney T. 2012-2013
 * DISSOLVING CANDY SHELLS **

The purpose of this study was to determine which liquid dissolves skittles the most in a certain amount of time. Skittles are made by mixing together sugar and flavorings then molded and rolled in the shell, this entire process takes about eight hr. to complete. Various types of liquids were set out and certain colors of skittles were soaked in them for certain amounts of time. It was determined that vinegar is the liquid that allows the skittles to dissolve the most. Vinegar is a very acidic liquid, it dissolves skittles the most in comparison to water and soda.
 * ABSTRACT **


 * EXPERIMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS AND FUTURE EXPERIMENTS **

While conducting these experiments it would be best to look out for putting the skittles in at least one minute apart so when the first set of skittles can be taken out with time to spare. In future experiments the amount of liquid could be changed from 100 mL to 50 mL because the skittles may in some cases be hard to take out due to the depth of the cup. Some experiments could be changing the temperature of the different liquids to see if that variable affected the outcome

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