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    The student conducted an experiment to determine which water temperature (hot, cold, or ice cold) would cause an Alka-Seltzer tablet to finish fizzing the quickest. Their hypothesis was that hot water would be fastest. They prepared glasses of water at different temperatures and timed how long it took tablets to stop fizzing in each, repeating trials to calculate averages. The results supported their hypothesis, with hot water averaging 34.25 seconds, cold water averaging 1 minute and 57 seconds, and ice water averaging 2 minutes and 59 seconds. They concluded the reaction was quicker in hot water because its higher energy allows the tablet's reactants to meet faster.

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    The student conducted an experiment to determine which water temperature (hot, cold, or ice cold) would cause an Alka-Seltzer tablet to finish fizzing the quickest. Their hypothesis was that hot water would be fastest. They prepared glasses of water at different temperatures and timed how long it took tablets to stop fizzing in each, repeating trials to calculate averages. The results supported their hypothesis, with hot water averaging 34.25 seconds, cold water averaging 1 minute and 57 seconds, and ice water averaging 2 minutes and 59 seconds. They concluded the reaction was quicker in hot water because its higher energy allows the tablet's reactants to meet faster.

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    The student conducted an experiment to determine which water temperature (hot, cold, or ice cold) would cause an Alka-Seltzer tablet to finish fizzing the quickest. Their hypothesis was that hot water would be fastest. They prepared glasses of water at different temperatures and timed how long it took tablets to stop fizzing in each, repeating trials to calculate averages. The results supported their hypothesis, with hot water averaging 34.25 seconds, cold water averaging 1 minute and 57 seconds, and ice water averaging 2 minutes and 59 seconds. They concluded the reaction was quicker in hot water because its higher energy allows the tablet's reactants to meet faster.

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    Sciencefairlogbook

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    The student conducted an experiment to determine which water temperature (hot, cold, or ice cold) would cause an Alka-Seltzer tablet to finish fizzing the quickest. Their hypothesis was that hot water would be fastest. They prepared glasses of water at different temperatures and timed how long it took tablets to stop fizzing in each, repeating trials to calculate averages. The results supported their hypothesis, with hot water averaging 34.25 seconds, cold water averaging 1 minute and 57 seconds, and ice water averaging 2 minutes and 59 seconds. They concluded the reaction was quicker in hot water because its higher energy allows the tablet's reactants to meet faster.

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    The Alka-Seltzer Project

    Question
    What is the quickest way to get a Alka-Seltzer tablet to finish fizzing?

    Hypothesis
    If I drop an Alka-Seltzer into a glass of water, then I believe hot water will make it fizz the
    quickest.

    Procedure
    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.
    5.
    6.

    Look up background information to be familiar with the experiment


    Make a table
    Prepare a glass and mark it at the 250 mL point
    Fill the glass with the same amount of water (250 mL) with different water temperatures
    Measure the time it took for the tablet to completely fizz with the temperature you chose
    Repeat step 5 three times for each water temperature (cold water, ice cold water, hot
    water)
    7. Calculate average time for each temperature

    Materials

    Alka-Seltzer
    Glass
    Timer

    Table
    Condition

    Temperatu

    Reacti

    Average Reaction

    re

    on

    Time

    (C)

    Time

    (s)

    (s)

    Hot Tap

    40C

    Trial

    Trial

    Trial

    Trial

    #1

    #2

    #3

    #4

    34.5

    30.2

    37

    35.3

    34.25

    Water
    Cold Tap

    10C

    1:49

    1:55

    2:00

    2:05

    1:57

    4C

    2:50

    3:03

    3:06

    3:00

    2:59

    Water
    Ice Water

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    Conclusion
    Today I completed an interesting experiment involving Alka-Seltzer tablets. The steps
    were rather simple because you had to time how quick an Alka-Seltzer tablet fizzes according to
    the temperature of water it was in. My hypothesis stated that, If I drop an Alka-Seltzer into a
    glass of water, then I believe hot water will make it fizz the quickest, and I was correct. The
    reason being is because the cold water has less energy and that way the bicarbonate ions and
    the hydrogen ions (these are the two reactants of this chemical reaction) dont meet as quickly.
    However, the deal with hot water is that it carries more energy and then that way both reactants
    meet quicker. Moving forward, the lab went by smoothly and I didnt mess up. The steps were
    to set up a glass of water with 250 mL with the temperature of water you are using, then you
    ready a timer (suggested to do this with a helper), and start the timer as soon as you drop the
    tablet in and stop the time right when the tablet quits fizzing. Those steps had to be repeated
    for each type of temperature of water (cold tap water, ice cold water, and hot tap water). Finally,
    there isnt any way I would really modify this experiment because if you tried to time different
    temperatures of water at the same time it might get a little confusing.

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