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Most things that you see and feel are made of tiny particles called
molecules. Molecules are made up of even tinier particles called atoms.
Do you remember what we learned about atoms? There are only 90
kinds of atoms in nature, but different combinations of atoms make up
millions of billions of different molecules that we see around us.
Water is one molecule that you are already familiar with. A
water molecule is made of three atoms: 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen
atom. This is why we call it H2O.
Experiment 1
So, let’s experiment with surface tension! We will see how
dishwashing liquid changes how strong water molecules hold together.
Method
1. Dip the spoon in some water and then drip it onto the table top.
The water molecules should hold together in little dome shapes.
Method
1. Fill the pie tin with water, and sprinkle some pepper onto the
surface.
2. Now, gently touch the water with the toothpick dipped in
dishwashing liquid. What happens to the pepper? Why do you
think this happens?
Water molecules pull equally
towards left and right.
Method
1. Cut the plastic sheet into a shape of a boat (about 1 inch)
2. Scrape the bar of soap with the bottom edge of the boat.
3. Fill the pie tin with clean water, and carefully place the boat onto
the water. What happened to the boat? Can you explain why
this happened?
2. Why can pond skaters swim across the water without sinking?
3. Why can’t you skate across the water like pond skaters?
4. Can pond skaters skate across soap water? Why do/don’t you think
so?
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/28232721/Surface-Tension