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Ions in Actions: Grade 9 Science - Laboratory Activity 1.1

This document summarizes a science lab activity on ions and electricity. The activity involved observing 4 set-ups: distilled water with sugar, distilled water with salt, distilled water alone, and tap water alone. The salt water set-up caused a bulb to light up the brightest, indicating it conducted electricity the best. This is because the ionic bonding of salt allowed it to dissociate into ions and carry an electric current. The sugar and distilled water did not conduct at all. Tap water conducted slightly better than distilled water alone, likely due to impurities in the tap water.

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Ions in Actions: Grade 9 Science - Laboratory Activity 1.1

This document summarizes a science lab activity on ions and electricity. The activity involved observing 4 set-ups: distilled water with sugar, distilled water with salt, distilled water alone, and tap water alone. The salt water set-up caused a bulb to light up the brightest, indicating it conducted electricity the best. This is because the ionic bonding of salt allowed it to dissociate into ions and carry an electric current. The sugar and distilled water did not conduct at all. Tap water conducted slightly better than distilled water alone, likely due to impurities in the tap water.

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Grade 9 Science | Laboratory Activity 1.

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Ions in Actions
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Angela Lim, Maxine Mababangloob


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Introduction

The two most common consumer products or chemicals that most of us use virtually
every day are table salt, known chemically as sodium chloride, and table sugar, sucrose. Both
are white, crystalline solids. It is almost impossible to tell them apart except by taste.

There is another significant difference between these two substances – their electrical
behavior in water.

Objectives

1. differentiate an electrotype from nonelectrotype

2. explain how electricity is produced

3. trace the movement of electric current in a flashlight

4. identify good and poor conductors of electricity

Materials

conductivity bulb salt (NaCl)

distilled water sugar (C12H22O11)


tap water sponge (or absorbent towel)
4 glasses a cup
Tablespoon

Procedure

1. There will be four set-ups that will be observed:

a. Set up A – A glass is filled with one-fourth cup of distilled water and a tablespoon
of sodium chloride (table salt).

b. Set up B – A glass is filled with one-fourth cup of distilled water and a tablespoon
of sucrose (sugar).

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c. Set up C - A glass is filled with one-fourth cup of distilled water.

d. Set up D – A glass is filled with one-fourth cup of tap water.

2. Observe which set-up will make the bulb light up.

Observations

1. Distilled water the bulb did not light up

2. Sugar water particles behaved almost the same as salt, though the bulb did
not light up

3. Salt water the bulb lit up the brightest

4. Tap water the bulb lit up, but it was dimmer than the previous set up

Conclusion: Different types of chemical bonding influence the conduction of electricity. If the
solution contains something formed by ionic bonding (or metal-like combinations), the brighter
the bulb will become.

Post-laboratory Questions

1. Based on the results of this activity, which solution/s did not conduct electricity?

The sugar and distilled water solution.

2. Which of the set-ups conducted electricity? Why?

The tap water and salt solutions conducted electricity, but the salt solution made the
bulb light up the brightest. We think this is so because of their composition and the way
they behave.

3. Explain the movement of electrons in the conductivity bulb.

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4. Was there a difference in conductivity between tap water and distilled water? Explain.

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