Pass The Salt

PASS THE SALT
Observations

Impact on Cars

January 7, 2007
· Experiment begins
· Dissolved 50g of Sifto Rock Salt into 150ml of tap water
· Sifto Rock Salt did not dissolve well
· Dissolved 25g of Stone Mason into 150ml of tap water
· Stone Mason dissolved almost completely
· Dissolved 25g of Alaskan Ice Melter into 150ml of tap water
· Alaskan Ice Melter turned water blue, water turned slightly cloudy
· Dissolved 25g of Big Everest into 150ml of tap water
· Big Everest dissolved quickly, water clear, no residue
January 9, 2007
· Sifto unpainted steel - minimum rust
· Sifto painted steel- early rust on edges
· Stone Mason unpainted steel-minimum rust
· Stone Mason painted steel- no rust at all
· Alaskan Ice Melter unpainted steel- minimum rust
· Alaskan Ice Melter painted steel - small amounts of rust on the edges
· Big Everest unpainted steel- minimum rust
· Big Everest painted steel- one tiny dot of rust
January 10, 2007
· Sifto unpainted steel- no change
· Sifto painted steel - more rust than unpainted
· Stone Mason unpainted steel- no change
· Stone Mason painted steel - no rust, water cloudy
· Alaskan Ice Melter unpainted steel - no change, water cloudy
· Alaskan Ice Melter painted steel - little more rust in that spot
· Big Everest unpainted steel - surface is tarnishing
· Big Everest painted steel - no change
January 14, 2007
· Control unpainted steel- no rust
· Control painted steel - light edge rusting
· Sifto unpainted steel - very light tarnish
· Sifto painted steel - light rust on edges
· Stone Mason unpainted steel - very little edge tarnishing
· Stone Mason painted steel - no tarnish or rust showing
· Alaskan Ice Melter unpainted steel - beginning of edge rusting
· Alaskan Ice Melter painted steel - light edge rusting, minor surface rust, 3 spots
· Big Everest unpainted steel - no rust
· Big Everest painted steel - light edge rusting
January 20, 2007
· Control unpainted steel - no rust
· Control painted steel - one side surface rust
· Sifto unpainted steel - heavier tarnishing
· Sifto painted steel - increasing rusting on edges
· Stone Mason unpainted steel - edges mostly tarnished
· Stone Mason painted steel - early signs of edge rusting
· Alaskan Ice Melter unpainted steel - increased edge rusting signs, surface tarnish
· Alaskan Ice Melter painted steel - increased edge rust, increased surface rust
· Big Everest unpainted steel - increased edge tarnish
· Big Everest painted steel - one small dot of rust, no changes
· January 27, 2007
· Control unpainted steel - completely tarnished
· Control painted steel - one small spot of rust, light edge rust
· Sifto unpainted steel - slight rust on edge, surface tarnished
· Sifto painted steel - edges rusting
· Stone Mason unpainted steel - heavy tarnishing, edge rusting
· Stone Mason painted steel - rust on edges increased
· Alaskan Ice Melter unpainted steel - very tarnished, light rust all over
· Alaskan Ice Melter painted steel - light rust all over
· Big Everest unpainted steel - no change
· Big Everest painted steel - two small rust spots now visible
February 10, 2007 (Final Observation)
· Control unpainted steel - light rusting all over, 30% rusted, 2nd least rusted
· Control painted steel - one spot of rust, edge rust, 5% rusted, least rusted
· Sifto unpainted steel - one side covered by thin layer of rust, 50% rust, 3rd least rusted
· Sifto painted steel - 40% rust coverage, 2nd worst
· Stone Mason unpainted steel - very light surface rust, 15%, least rusted
· Stone Mason painted steel - 10% surface rust, 3rd least rusted
· Alaskan Ice Melter unpainted steel - 90% surface rust, worst rusted
· Alaskan Ice Melter painted steel - 90% surface rust, worst rusted
· Big Everest unpainted steel - 40% surface rust, 3rd least rusted
· Big Everest painted steel - least rusted

Effectiveness of Ice Melting

Sifto Rock Salt (4th fastest)
· 0:00 - dropped ice cube into solution of 20g of Sifto rock salt dissolved in 300 ml of tap water
· 1:25 - fizzing on edges
· 3:20 - split in two pieces
· 4:19 - heavily dissolved
· 7:40 - bubbling
· 9:30 - completely dissolved
Stone Mason (3rd fastest)
· 0:00 - dropped ice cube into solution of 10g of Stone Mason dissolved in 300 ml of tap water
· 2:20 - 50% dissolved
· 5:05 - completely dissolved
Alaskan Ice Melter (2nd fastest)
· 0:00 - dropped ice cube into solution of 10g of Alaskan Ice
Melter dissolved in 300 ml of tap water
· 1:50 - fizzing
· 2:40 - 75% melted
· 4:50 -completely dissolved
Big Everest (1st fastest)
· 0:00 - dropped ice cube into solution of 10g of Big Everest dissolved in 300 ml of tap water
· 1:40 - strong fizzing
· 2:45 - 90% melted
· 4:29 -completely dissolved

Impact On The Environment

January 28, 2007
· Five bean seedlings transplanted to terracotta pots
· All five plants watered with tap water
· All five plants doing well
January 30, 2007
· No change noticeable in bean plants
February 4, 2007
· All five bean plants very healthy
· New leaves on all plants
· Control plant slightly taller than the other four
· No difference between the other four detected
February 4, 2007 (Final Observation)
· All five bean plants very healthy
· Control plant - the tallest, 11” tall, 8 leaves,
· Sifto Rock Salt - smallest of the five plants, 8” tall, four leaves
· Stone Mason - 10” tall, five leaves
· Alaskan Ice Melter - 10” tall, six leaves, new buds can be seen
· Big Everest - 11” tall, five leaves
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