190703637 Physics Investigatory Project for Class 12th
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HYSICS
INVESTIGATORY
ROJECT
RAFT OWERED BY SURFACE TENSION
Submitted by: Taya Ga!"
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INDEX
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Topic Page No.
1. Acknowledgement 32. Objective 43. Introduction 44. Material and Equipment !. E"perimental procedure #
$. Ob%ervation table 1&. 'e%ult% 1. (ibliograp)* 11
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to e"pre%% m* %incere gratitude toward% m* +)*%ic% teac)er,
M%. Anu Mi%)ra -or )er con%i%tent advice and %upport t)roug)out t)e
project. I would al%o like to t)ank m* parent% -or providing me wit) t)e
nece%%ar* material required -or t)e accompli%)ment o- t)e project.
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OBJECTIVEo inve%tigate )ow a %mall ra-t made -rom a clear
pla%tic %)eet can be propelled b* water %ur-ace ten%ion.
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INTRODCTION/ur-ace ten%ion i% broadl* de0ned a% t)e energ* required to
increa%e t)e %ur-ace area b* a unit amount.
SR!ACE TENSION IN LI"IDS#
iquid% al%o e"perience %ur-ace ten%ion. /o, )ere, $%r&ace
'e($io(i% al%o de0ned a% a contractive tendenc* o- t)e%ur-ace o- a liquid t)at allow% it to re%i%t an e"ternal -orce. It
ma* al%o be de0ned a% a propert* o- liquid b* virtue o- w)ic)
t)e %ur-ace o- a liquid at re%t tend% to )ave minimum area and
be)ave% like it i% covered b* a $'re'c)e* +e+,ra(e.
)e molecule% o- t)e liquid e"perience i('er+olec%lar
a''rac'io($, or co)e$i-e-orce%, w)ic) mean% t)e molecule%
are pulling and pu%)ing awa* -rom eac) ot)er, ju%t like
magnet% bot) attract and repel eac) ot)er. In t)e ca%e o- a
water molecule %urrounded on all %ide% b* ot)er water
molecule%, ever* pulling -orce i% balanced b* a pu%)ing -orce.
)e net -orce i% ero. )oug) at t)e %ur-ace, w)ere air and
water meet, t)at i% not true. )e water molecule% at t)e %ur-ace
e"perience a net downward pull. )i% i% t)e %ur-ace ten%ion o-
t)e water.
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ater molecule% like to interact wit) eac) ot)er becau%e t)e*
are polar molecule%, meaning t)e* )ave po%itivel* and
negativel* c)arged %ide%. /imilar to a group o- magnet%, t)e
water molecule% arrange t)em%elve% %o t)at t)e po%itive %ide%
are awa* -rom eac) ot)er, but can interact wit) t)e negative
%ide%. Ot)er polar molecule% al%o interact wit) water molecule%.
Molecule% t)at interact wit), and are di%%olved b* water are
called )*rop)ilic molecule%. )ere are al%o molecule% t)at
do notlike to interact wit) water. )e* are )*rop)o,ic. I- a
molecule t)at )a% bot) )*drop)ilic and )*drop)obic part% i%
added to water, t)e )*drop)ilic end will tr* to get clo%e to t)e
water molecule% w)ile t)e )*drop)ilic end will pu%) awa* -rom
t)e water. )i% pulling and pu%)ing %eparate% t)e water
molecule% -rom eac) ot)er and decrea%e% t)e %ur-ace ten%ion
becau%e o- t)i%. ompound% t)at lower t)e %ur-ace ten%ion o-
water are known a% %ur-actant%.
Co++o( e/ec'$ o& $%r&ace 'e($io(
/ur-ace ten%ion )a% man* e5ect% ob%erved in dail* li-e. )e%e
ma* include 6
ater beading on a lea-.
ater %trider%%ta* atop t)e liquid becau%e o- %ur-aceten%ion.
ater dripping -rom a tap.
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7lotation o- object% den%er t)an water occur% w)en t)e
object i% non8wettable and it% weig)t i% %mall enoug) to be
borne b* t)e -orce% ari%ing -rom %ur-ace ten%ion.
ear% o- wine -ormed on a wine gla%%.
Mara(go(i E/ec'
)e Mara(go(i e/ec'i% t)e ma%% tran%-er along
an inter-acebetween two 9uid% due to %ur-ace ten%iongradient.
/ince a liquid wit) a )ig) %ur-ace ten%ionpull% more %trongl* ont)e %urrounding liquid t)an one wit) a low %ur-ace ten%ion, t)epre%ence o- a gradientin %ur-ace ten%ion will naturall* cau%et)e liquid to 9ow awa* -rom region% o- low %ur-ace ten%ion.
)e %ur-ace ten%iongradient can be cau%ed b* concentrationgradient or b* a temperature gradient :%ur-ace ten%ion i% a-unction o- temperature;.
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A region wit) a lower concentration o- a liquid
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Ma'erial$ a(* E0%ip+e('
?itc)en %ponge% :2;
/ci%%or%
'uler, metric
ran%parencie% :clear pla%tic %)eet o- t)ick qualit*;
Marker
oot)pick%
ape
arge ba%in or %ink
o It %)ould be large enoug) t)at t)e ra-t can travel a
%)ort di%tance wit)in it.
o Make %ure it can be ea%il* emptied, a% *ou will be0lling and re80lling it wit) -re%) water o-ten.
ater
E*e dropper
iquid laundr* detergent
Ot)er %ub%tance% to te%t t)eir a5ect on water %ur-aceten%ion
o iquid )and %oap
o oot)pa%te :made %lig)tl* porou% b* mi"ing in water;
o @egetable oil
o able %alt
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ab notebook
E"perimental +rocedure
1. ut t)e %ponge into at lea%t 1& %mall, identicall* %iedpiece% :cube% o- %ide 1.!cm;. )e %ponge will 0t into a%pace cut in t)e back o- t)e ra-t.
2. Make a roug) %)ape o- t)e ra-t on t)e tran%parencie%.
a. )e ra-t %)ould be %*mmetric.
b. )e ra-t %)ould be %mall enoug) t)at it can travel a
%)ort di%tance in t)e ba%in or %ink, but %till be largeenoug) to )old t)e %ponge piece.
1. An initial %ie o- 813 cm long, and a widt) t)ati% appro"imatel* )al- o- t)e lengt) wa% taken.
2. )e %ie o- t)e ra-t wa% noted in a notebook.
c. A %pace in t)e back o- t)e ra-t wa% cut. )e %ponge
will 0t )ere. It %)ould be %lig)tl* larger t)an one o-t)e %ponge piece%.
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3. )e ra-t wa% cut out.
4. 'un a toot)pick )oriontall* t)roug) one o- t)e %mall%ponge piece% %o enoug) o- t)e two end% o- t)e toot)pickcan re%t on t)e tran%parenc*, t)en attac) t)e toot)pickend% wit) tape %o t)at t)e %ponge i% attac)ed to t)e %mall
%pace at t)e back o- t)e ra-t.
!. 7ill a large ba%in or %ink wit) tap water.
$. +ut t)e ra-t onto t)e water %ur-ace and let it 9oat.
. B%ing an e*e dropper, put a drop o- liquid laundr*detergent onto t)e %ponge at t)e end o- t)e ra-t. I- onedrop i% not enoug), put one or two more. )e ra-t doe% notrequire muc) detergent to %tart moving.
#. Ob%erve t)e motion. 'ecord all ob%ervation% in t)enotebook.
. Empt* t)e ba%in or %ink. Al%o rin%e t)e ra-t, e%peciall* t)e%ponge piece, to get all o- t)e detergent o5 o- it.
1&. 'epeat %tep% !8 wit) t)e %ame ra-t and %ponge atlea%t two more time%.
11. 'eplace t)e %ponge on t)e ra-t wit) a -re%) %ponge.
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12. 7ill up t)e ba%in or %ink wit) -re%) water.
13. +ut t)e ra-t onto t)e water %ur-ace and let it 9oat.
14. +ut a drop o- liquid )and %oap onto t)e %ponge at t)eend o- t)e ra-t.
1!. Ob%erve t)e motion and compare it to t)e 0r%t ra-t,w)ic) u%ed detergent.
1$. 'epeat t)e above %tep% wit) re%t o- t)e material% tobe te%ted.
OBSERVATION TABLE
S%,$'a(ce $e*
Li0%i* la%(*r *e'erge
Li0%i* )a(* $oap
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Alco)ol
Vege'a,le oil
Ta,le $al'
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BIBLIOGRAP12
i; www.%ciencebuddie%.orgii; www.wikipedia.orgiii; www.%cribd.comiv; CE' +)*%ic% te"tbook :la%% DI;
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