Anna and Lexi

Plastic Durability Experiment Questions

1. Dominique and Mollys plastic, which was comprised of 13 mL DI water, 1.25
g corn starch, .5 ml glycerol, a drop of glue, 2 mL 0.1 M HCl, 5 mL 0.1 M
NaOH, was most flexible out of all the other plastics. It was able to rotate a
full 1800 degrees, according to the data that was given.
2. The group that had the strongest plastic was Katryns, which was comprised
of 13 mL Dl water, 1.25 g corn starch, .5 g sugar, 2 mL 0.1 M HCl, 2 mL 0.1 M
NaOH. It held a total of 200 g.
3. Besides the initial HCl, H2O, glycerol, and NaOH, there are next next to no
similarities between the two plastics. Yes, both have corn starcth, but it
seems that both groups personalized theirs very differently. This could have
resulted in the elasticity of Mollys and strength of Kats. A possible middle
ground could be reached if the right measures are taken.
4. For starters, we should have followed the directions more closely when it
came to measurements. Together, we decided to both double the formula and
mix almost every single possible ingredient together; it is possible that all of
it could not react well because of how much was occurring inside of the
formula. Sometimes, and possibly in the case of this experiment, less is more.
Also, it would have helped if we actually put the right solutions in the
formula; at one point, we mixed up two solutions, which probably resulted in
our paint-chip plastic.