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Ice Melting Experiment with Household Materials

The document summarizes an experiment conducted to determine which common household material (salt, sugar, or pepper) causes ice cubes to melt the fastest when added. It describes controlling the experiment by using standardized ice cube sizes, material amounts, plates, and conducting it at night in room temperature. One challenge was determining if ice cubes fully melted due to material color, so the experiment was run in three cycles to eliminate discrepancies. Overall the experiment had well controlled conditions and provided valuable insights into why added salt melts ice fastest.

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Ice Melting Experiment with Household Materials

The document summarizes an experiment conducted to determine which common household material (salt, sugar, or pepper) causes ice cubes to melt the fastest when added. It describes controlling the experiment by using standardized ice cube sizes, material amounts, plates, and conducting it at night in room temperature. One challenge was determining if ice cubes fully melted due to material color, so the experiment was run in three cycles to eliminate discrepancies. Overall the experiment had well controlled conditions and provided valuable insights into why added salt melts ice fastest.

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By Wong Swee Luan

To begin the experiment, we would need to list the materials to be used. We try to use common household materials like salt, sugar and pepper which are easily accessible. Next, we decided to control the experiment by using the same porcelain plates to hold the ice cubes. Apart from that, we also decided that the experiment is to be conducted in room temperature during the night. This acts as the secondary control.

One of the major challenges that we faced was to determine the size of the ice cube and the amount of materials to be added to the ice cube. After thorough discussion with other team members, we decided to use an ice cube tray to produce a standard size and shape ice cubes. For the amount of materials, we agreed on 5ml for each material. Main reason is that 5ml of the material used can be poured on top of the ice cube without spilling over. In this case, we assumed that the materials poured on top of the ice cube are evenly spread across.

During the experiment, one of our problems was determining whether the ice cube has completely melted. This is due to the colour of the material used. Therefore, to overcome this, we conducted three cycles of experiments to eliminate any discrepancies in our experiments result.

Overall, the experiment was conducted in a very controlled environment and all risks of having negative results are being eliminated and mitigated. It was a valuable experience proving the fact that added salt will melt the ice fastest and finding the scientific reasons behind this experiment.

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