Liquid Carbonated Dry Ice Science Fair Projects

States of Matter

The states of matter can be explored in both chemistry and physics science fair projects. It is important to select one field, however, as your focus.

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Objectives/Goals

I tested whether liquid carbonated with dry ice keeps its bubbles longer than pre-carbonated water bought in a store or liquid carbonated with carbon dioxide in the form of a tablet. I hypothesized that liquid carbonated by dry ice would keep its bubbles longer than store bought pre-carbonated liquids or liquids carbonated with carbon dioxide tablets.

Methods/Materials

To test my hypothesis, I compared the time in which water carbonated with dry ice kept is bubbles to water carbonated with carbon dioxide tablets and pre-carbonated water. I repeated the experiment seven times.

Results

I found that water carbonated with dry ice kept its bubbles an average of 4 hours and 27 minutes. In comparison, pre-carbonated water kept its bubbles an average of 3 hours and 32 minutes and carbon dioxide tablets kept its bubbles an average of 3 minutes and 42 seconds.

Conclusions/Discussion

I concluded that liquid carbonated with dry ice kept its bubbles the longest. 3rd party contributor