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Project CHEMISTRY
Project CHEMISTRY
0a1 paper
Scissors
4 o2 plastic glasses
Measuring cup
$lastic spoons
5istilled water
+olander or funnel
5igital camera
7rea
7ric acid
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4 Investigatory project" Super #bsorbent $olymer
'he 62)eriment
Procedure: - With distilled water
. $lace a new super*absorbent diaper on a piece of wa1 paper) cut the diaper in
half and pull out some of the fibers.
2. Sha8e the fibers and pull them apart) allowing the powdery granules to fall
onto the paper.
%. 5iscard the fibers. The white granules that remain are sodium polyacrylate.
&. 9epeat steps *& with another diaper until there is tablespoon of the powder.
!. .n another sheet of wa1 paper) place 0 hydro gel crystals in a pile.
'. Ne1t to them pour an e(ual amount of sodium polyacrylate granules removed
from the diapers.
3. +arefully pour the two polymers into separate 00ml plastic glasses or cups
and label them.
4. 7sing a measuring cup add !0 ml of distilled water to each glass. Stir the
water in both glasses with plastic spoons.
:. The sodium polyacrylate will start absorbing water and swelling) and the
hydro gel crystals will begin to grow immediately.
0. .bserve and record what happens to the two substances after %0 minutes)
hour) and ; hours.
. #llow the hydro gel crystals to grow to the point where they cannot be seen
clearly inside the glass and allow the sodium polyacrylate to gel until it
reaches its ma1imum e1pansion.
2. Measure the unabsorbed water in each glass by pouring the li(uids into a
measuring cup) using a strainer) colander) or funnel to catch the crystals and
gel.
%. 9ecord how much water is left after crystal and gel absorption by subtracting
the amount left from !0 ml and record in a table similar to the one shown
below.
Name of +u)er- Initial #mount after absorbent #mount #bsorbed
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: Investigatory project" Super #bsorbent $olymer
absorbent #mount addition
Sodium $olyacrylate !0 ml
,ydrogel +rystals !0 ml
&. 7sing the data in the table plot a line or bar graph of amount of li5uid
absorbed by the two absorbents along the <*a1is verses their names along the
=*a1is.
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