Ben Wu Patrick Quinn Frankie Yu Ryan McCloskey
Jan 20, 2015
Ben WuPatrick Quinn
Frankie YuRyan McCloskey
Research Question and VariablesHow does the concentration/presence of an
impurity affect the surface tension of water?
Procedure
Raw DataWATER Number of Drops
Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Trial 4 Trial 5
Water 28 31 29 30 29
SALT Number of Drops
Concentration (Salt/Water)
Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Trial 4 Trial 5
5g/50ml 30 27 28 27 28
10g/50ml 23 25 24 23 24
15g/50ml 22 24 25 25 25
7g/50ml 26 26 25 25 26
20g/50ml - - - - -
SUGAR Number of Drops
Concentration (Sugar/Water)
Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Trial 4 Trial 5
5g/50ml 29 31 31 29 31
10g/50ml 29 28 29 28 27
15g/50ml 24 26 25 26 25
7g/50ml 30 29 31 29 29
20g/50ml 23 24 24 23 24
SOAP Number of Drops
Concentration (Soap/Water)
Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Trial 4 Trial 5
5g/50ml 19 18 18 17 17
10g/50ml 16 16 15 16 15
15g/50ml 15 14 15 13 14
7g/50ml 17 17 16 16 16
20g/50ml 13 14 15 13 12
Analysis/Interpretation of Data
Conclusion And Evaluation