Elena+H14

=TESTING THE MELTING TIMES OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHOCOLATES=

2013 - 2014
=ABSTRACT= ====The experiment performed was to test the melting times of different types of chocolates. The purpose of this experiment was to see what type of chocolate would melt the fastest. The hypothesis was that when dark, milk, and white chocolate is placed on a 90○ Fahrenheit hot plate, white chocolate will melt the fastest because it doesn't include chocolate liquor which is very thick. To perform the experiment, a chocolate piece’s length was 5 cm, width was 3.5 cm, and the height was 0.5 cm. One piece of dark chocolate was placed on a 200○ Fahrenheit hot plate. It was timed how long it would take for each piece to melt. This was repeated 3 times to find the average and the same thing was done to the milk and white chocolate. The hypothesis was confirmed wrong because the results showed that the dark chocolate melted the fastest at 143.3 seconds. The milk chocolate only burned at 2400 seconds. The white chocolate melted at 495.3 seconds although it also burned. An extension experiment was that the different types of chocolates were melted in a microwave. The purpose of the experiment was to see if the results would match the results of when it was melted on the hot plate. The dark chocolate melted at 59.3 seconds, the milk chocolate caught on fire after one minute, and the white chocolate melted at 92 seconds while also burst into flames. ====

=EXPERIMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS AND FUTURE EXPERIMENTS = This experiment can be improved by having all the types of chocolate to be from the same line from Lindyl. This ways, the melting times will be more exact then it was before. Future experiments that could be performed would be to see if melting chocolates in different places affect the melting times and results. Another future experiment that could be performed would be testing about melting one type of chocolate in different types of liquids which includes juice, apple juice, milk, and water.

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