The Effect of Sugar and Salt on the

Boiling Point of Water

Katya, Reuben, Dev, Nicolae

MATERIALS
2 thermometers
One hot plate heated to 550 degrees Celsius
2 portion cups
Electric balance
One empty plastic cup
1 protractor
1 flask
3 packets of table sugar
2 250 mL beakers filled with water
 Solute,solvent and dissolving
A solute is a component in a solution.In this case our solutes are sugar and salt.
Our solutes are dissolving in water over the boiling point. When the solute is
dissolved or mixed with the solvent it creates a mixture called a solution.
Dissolving is a
process that is
considered a
Sugar Solute made the boiling point goes up 3C. physical change

Salt Solute made the boiling point goes down 2C.

Water Solvent.
All about water
The boiling point of water is 100oC.
A physical property of water is its boiling
point.
When adding 11.85g of sugar the boiling
point of water went up 3 degrees celsius.
When adding 16.4g of salt the boiling point
of water went down 2 degrees.
Formulas & precision
NaCl, Table salt along with C12H22 O11 , Table Sugar when measured with
precision at a mass of 11.85g and 16.4g we poured it into 250 mL of boiling H2O
pouring in the minerals.
Formula Name Mass (g) Solvent/Sol
ute

NaCl Table salt 11.85 Solute

C12H22 O11 Table sugar 16.4 Solute

H2 O Water Solvent

Volume mass

250mL 18.01
Mass, volume and Temperature
1. Mass: In the experiment mass played a big role. We measured the mass of
our solutes and then poured them into the solvent, or water.
2. A way we used temperature in the experiment was the hotplate. The
hotplate was set to 550 degrees celsius for a quick way to get to water's
boiling point.
3. The volume of the water in both beakers were 250mL.
There was no
cross
contamination
In conclusion...
The effect of sugar and salt on the boiling point of water is that when we add
salt to the boiling point of water the boiling point goes down 2 degrees going
to a temperature of 98 degrees, but when we add sugar the boiling point of
water goes up 3 degrees resulting in a temperature of 103 degrees, this is what
our group concluded about the final results of this experiment on boiling points
of water.
 In this picture we are In this picture we are demonstrating

Precision photos leveling out the sand so

we only have the
necessary amount to
precision by making sure it is under the
mark so we get a precise measure of
the current temperature therefore we
demonstrate precision are measuring with our thermometers
diagonally

This pictures
shows our
group
precisely
measuring the
mass of the
salt using a
mass
measuring
device
In this picture we are
demonstrating precision by
measuring the temperature
right after the salt is poured
into the solution this shows our
measurements were precise