Olivia+I14

 Olivia I. 2013-2014
 * DETERMINING WHICH LIQUIDS HAVE ELECTROLYTES **

An experiment was performed to see which liquids have electrolytes. The purpose of this experiment was to see which liquids have electrolytes and which liquids do not. It was hypothesized that the liquids Gatorade Frost, Deer Park Water, and Vitamin Water Zero would have electrolytes. To perform the first experiment there was 5 liquids that were tested. Those liquids were: Diet Snapple (Peach tea), Deer Park Water, Gatorade Frost, Diet Coke, and Vitamin Water Zero. Each liquid was poured into a 250 mL beaker to the 150 mL line in the beaker. There were two copper wires that were taped (with electrical tape) on to the two electrodes on the UFO ball. The two copper wires were placed into the liquid (in the beaker). It was measured to see if the UFO ball lite up or not. If the UFO ball lite up that means that the liquid has electrolytes. When the experiment was finished it was discovered that each liquid made the UFO ball light up. The purpose of the second experiment was to see which materials conduct electricity. The experiment was performed with the following materials: aluminum, a straw, cardboard, paperclip, rubber band, and wax paper. When the second experiment was performed it was discovered that the plastic straw, cardboard, wax paper, and rubber band does not conduct electricity. It was also discovered that the paper clip, and aluminum does conduct electricity.
 * ABSTRACT **

This experiment could be improved by having a different way to attach the copper wires to the UFO ball since the wires kept on sliding off. A future experiment that could be performed would be to boil each liquid (Diet Snapple Peach tea, Deer Park Water, Gatorade Frost, Diet Coke, and Vitamin Water Zero) and then to stick the copper wires inside the boiling liquid to see if it still has electrolytes after it is boiled.
 * EXPERIMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS AND FUTURE EXPERIMENTS**

To read the complete ISP Paper for this experiment, click on the PDF file link below.

