MadSci Network: Physics
Query:

Subject: How does a solid absorb a liquid Does the solid's temperature affect that?

Date: Fri Jan 26 08:36:08 2001
Posted by Noah
Grade level: 4-6 School: Buist Academy
City: Charleston State/Province: S.C. Country: USA
Area of science: Physics
ID: 980516168.Ph
Message:

My science project plan is to make two pancakes. One pancake, I will pour 2 
fluid ounces of hot maple syrup onto right when it comes off the pan, when 
it's still hot. I will check the temperature of both the syrup and the 
pancake by placing thermometers inside both. I will let the pancake sit and 
absorb the syrup for five minutes, and then scrape all the maple syrup that 
remains back into the measuring cup and see how much maple syrup was not 
absorbed, which will tell me how much was absorbed. The second pancake, I 
will let sit until it is room temperature. Then I will pour the same amount 
of hot maple syrup over it and do the same procedure. That way I will see if 
the temperature of the solid, which is the pancake, affects the amount of 
absorption. Thank you for any information and sources for information on how 
and why this kind of absorption occurs. And also, how temperature affects 
the process. Yours truly, Noah.



Re: How does a solid absorb a liquid Does the solid's temperature affect that?

Current Queue | Current Queue for Physics | Physics archives

Try the links in the MadSci Library for more information on Physics.



MadSci Home | Information | Search | Random Knowledge Generator | MadSci Archives | Mad Library | MAD Labs | MAD FAQs | Ask a ? | Join Us! | Help Support MadSci


MadSci Network, webadmin@www.madsci.org
© 1995-2001. All rights reserved.