Star Magazine Volume 1 | Page 14

JOCELYN DOOLEY Does Alka Seltzer dissolve fastest in cold, warm, or hot water? ! My Science project purpose is to find out if Alka Seltzer dissolves fastest in cold, warm, or hot water. My hypothesis is, if I drop an Alka Seltzer into hot water it will dissolve faster because most substances change faster when affected by heat. ! To figure out the answer I will fill three glasses with cold, warm, and hot water, label the glasses according to their temperature, drop one Alka Seltzer into each glass at the same time, watch the glasses to see which one dissolves the fastest, and record my answers. ! T h e materials I am using for the procedure are three clear glasses, cold, warm, and hot water, Alka Seltzer, and labels. My independent variable is the different waters, my dependent variable is the Alka Seltzer, and the controlled variable is the glasses. ! During the results the hot water dissolved the fastest and supported my hypothesis. This experiment shows that if you have heartburn and you want it to go away really fast you should take the pill with hot water.