Sugar Dissolving Experiment

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a. The main problem being investigated in this experiment is the different rates the color on a skittle dissolves when sugar is added to water. The experiment was to determine which amounts of sugar would affect the rate at which the color on a skittle dissolves. According to Little Bins for Little Hands, skittles are supposed to be able to dissolve in water (Littlebins, 2016). I did not know water could help the skittles dissolve faster, and I thought the sugar I added would help them dissolve at a faster rate. This experiment really caught my eye because I was personally really intrigued as to how the amount of sugar would affect how fast the color on a skittle would dissolve. I’ve never heard of anyone doing this experiment so I wanted to test it for myself to see what kind of results I would get. Whenever the skittle was dropped into the water it would sizzle, and the process of dissolving would occur. My hypothesis was “If the amount of sugar is increased, then the rate it takes for the color on a skittle to dissolve will decrease.” The experiment was all around very fun, however the results I collected were not what I was anticipating.

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My results showed me that my hypothesis was rejected. The stirring I did at the beginning of my experiment may have affected the rate the color dissolved. According to Reference, whenever you stir a solution together, water and sugar in this case, it creates the opportunity for them to come into more contact with each other. Whenever I dropped the skittle in the beaker it may have come into contact with more sugar, but when it dropped all the sugar landed in one spot so it may have lost some contact. My hypothesis was completely opposite because as I added more sugar to the water, the rate it took for the color on the skittle to dissolve increased. My new hypothesis would be, “If the amount of sugar is increased, then the rate it takes for the color on a skittle to dissolve will

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