Drinkableatlast

Hypothesis:
SaltwaterSolution:
Thecontentsoftheheatedfalkewithcontainsaltandwillbeclear
water.Thecooledflaskwillholdnosaltandonlywater.Theamountofwaterbeforeandafter
distillationshouldstaythesamewithmaybethetiniestbitmissingfromescapingassteam.But
notalotshouldescapeduetothefactthatthereisnotalotofspaceforittoescapeanditshould
becooledfortheicebeforeithasachancetoreachthehole.Anotherwaytodesalinatewateris
tousedachemicalthatisattractedtothesaltmoleculestoattractedoutandawayfromthewater.
PollutedFreshwater:
Therewillnotbeanyfecalmatterleftbecausethewaterwillbethe
onlythingthatisevaporatedandmovedtotheotherflask,leavingthefecalmatterbehind.The
heatedflaskwillcontainthefecalmatterwaterwhilethecooledflaskwillcontaincleanwater.
Theamountofwaterwillbethesamebeforeandafterdilationbecausethereisnotalotofspace
foranyvaportogetoutanditshouldcoolformtheicebeforeithasachancetoreachthewhole.

Conclusion:
Forthesaltwater,

thecontentsoftheheatedflaskwillcontainsaltandthecooledflask
willbeclearwaterwithnosalt.Thecooledflaskwillholdnosaltandonlywater.Theamount
ofwaterbeforeandafterdistillationshouldstaythesamewithmaybethetiniestbitmissingfrom
escapingassteam.Butnotalotshouldescapeduetothefactthatthereisnotalotofspaceforit
toescapeanditshouldbecooledfortheicebeforeithasachancetoreachthehole.Another
waytodesalinatewateristousedachemicalthatisattractedtothesaltmoleculestoattracted
outandawayfromthewater.
Forthepollutedwater,

therewillnotbeanyfecalmatterleftbecausethewaterwillbethe
onlythingthatisevaporatedandmovedtotheotherflask,leavingthefecalmatterbehind.The
heatedflaskwillcontainthefecalmatterwaterwhilethecooledflaskwillcontaincleanwater.
Theamountofwaterwillbethesamebeforeandafterdilationbecausethereisnotalotofspace
foranyvaportogetoutanditshouldcoolformtheicebeforeithasachancetoreachthewhole.
Wewerecorrectabouttherenotbeingsaltinthecooledflaskandthefactthatwelosta
tinybitofwater.Welostabout1gforbothtests.Andforthepollutedwaterwewerecorrect
becausetherewasnofecalmatterinthecooledflask.Theplatesweputthesaltwateron,the
distilledwaterhadnosaltleftbehind.Andinthechemicaltestforthepollutedwater,thetest
camebackwithnofecalmatterinthedistilledwater.
Thecontrolledvariableswastheprocessofhowwedistilledthewater.The

Questions:
1. Aftercompletingbothpartsoftheexperiment,bothofthecondensedliquidswere
separatedfromwhatwascontaminatingthewater(saltorbacteria)andbothsupposedly
sustainableforhumanuseandconsumption.

2. Atestwecoulddotoprovethattheliquidproducedispotableistowateraplantwiththe
contaminatedwater,andwateranotherplantwiththecleanwaterandseehowlongthe
plantlivesorreacts.Thiswouldproveourpointbecauseoftheplantbeingwateredwith
thecontaminatedwaterdoesnotliveaslongastheother,thenweknowthatwaterisnot
potable.
3. Someenvironmentaladvantagesarethatthewateriscleanmakingitmoresustainable
andhealthierfororganismsconsumptionandincreasingtheamountofavailablefresh
water,alsoweareabletotakewaterfromtheoceansowewouldbesavingecosystems
andwaterfromriversandstreams.Somedisadvantagesareweareusingenergyto
desalinatethewater.
4. Theprocessoftheseseparationproceduresistwoflasksareconnectedwithaplastic
tube,onecontainingthepollutedwaterandtheotherinsidea500mlbeakerfilledwith
ice.TheflaskcontainingthepollutedwateristhenplacedonaBunsenburner,which
causesthewatertoevaporatethroughthetubeintotheflaskinthe500mlbeaker.The
processeswerethesameforbothexperimentsbecausetheybothleftbehindeitherthesalt
orbacteria,andendedupwiththesameresultoffreshwater.
5. Wecouldmaketheflaskinthe500mlbeakercolderwhichwouldhelpcondensethe
watermore.

Calculations
Saltwater:
98.54g/99.24g=0.007g=0.7g
Pollutedwater:
100.5g/100.5g=.00985g=0.985g

DataTable

Sample

MassBefore

MassAfter

FecalColiform

Saltwater

99.24g

98.54g

N/A

PollutedWater

101.5g

100.5g

Before:+After:

QualitativeObservations
Theobservationswemadeforthefirstpartofthelabwasbeforewestartedtheexperiment,the
waterwasclearandweaddedthesaltin.Observationswemadeaftertheexperimentwasthe
clearwaterinthesecondflaskcontainednosalt,therewassaltleftoverinoneofthedishes,and
thewaterinbothflasksremainedclear.Thiscouldhaveaffectedtheexperimentbecauseifwe
losttrackofwhichflaskwaswhich,thenthewaterwouldhaveremainedthesame.The

observationswemadeforthesecondpartoftheexperimentwasbeforewestartedthe
experimentwasitwasalightbrowncoloranditcontainedfecalcoliform.Theobservationswe
madeaftertheexperimentwasthewaterinthesecondflaskwasclear,itcontainednofecal
coliform,andthewaterdidn'thaveasmelltoitwherethepollutedwaterdid.Thiscouldhave
affectedtheexperimentbecauseifthefreshwatercontainedanyamountoffecalcoliform,then
everyoneelse'swaterwouldbecontaminated.