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Evaporation of Chlorinated versus Non Chlorinated water
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- Project Question: All other environmental factors being the same, would chlorinated or non chlorinated water evaporate faster? Are results are showing the non chlorinated evaporated faster but I do not think that is correct.
- Project Due Date: 01/06/2014
- Project Status: I am finished with my experiment and analyzing the data
Evaporation of Chlorinated versus Non Chlorinated water
All things being equal and the amount of water is equal, which would evaporate more? Non chlorinated water or chlorinated?
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Re: Evaporation of Chlorinated versus Non Chlorinated water
Hi lovetosurf,
Based on the "Project Question" you have associated with your user profile, it sounds like you got some unexpected results from your experiment. Correct me if I'm wrong - but, you hypothesized that chlorinated water would evaporate faster, but your data showed that non-chlorinated water evaporated faster. Is that correct?
How were you measuring evaporation? And, where did you get the chlorinated water (e.g., from a swimming pool)? Chlorine can evaporate from water, but depending on how you measure evaporation you might not be able to account for that. And, if there are other chemical (e.g., swimming pool water), that might play a role in your results. Post back with those details, and I'll be able to help you a bit more.
Good for you for thinking critically about your results!
Based on the "Project Question" you have associated with your user profile, it sounds like you got some unexpected results from your experiment. Correct me if I'm wrong - but, you hypothesized that chlorinated water would evaporate faster, but your data showed that non-chlorinated water evaporated faster. Is that correct?
How were you measuring evaporation? And, where did you get the chlorinated water (e.g., from a swimming pool)? Chlorine can evaporate from water, but depending on how you measure evaporation you might not be able to account for that. And, if there are other chemical (e.g., swimming pool water), that might play a role in your results. Post back with those details, and I'll be able to help you a bit more.
Good for you for thinking critically about your results!
All the best,
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