Basic Chemistry (5th Edition)
Basic Chemistry (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780134138046
Author: Karen C. Timberlake
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1.2, Problem 1.10QAP

Identify each activity, a to f, as an observation (O), a hypothesis (H), an experiment (E), or a conclusion (C).
Lucia wants to develop a proces for dyeing shirts so that the color will not fade when the shirt is washed. She proceeds with the following activities:

  1. Lucia notices that the dye in a design fades when the shirt is washed.
  2. Lucia decides that the dye needs something to help it combine with the fabric.
  3. She places a spot of dye on each of four shirts and then places each one separetly in water, salt water, vinegar, and baking soda and water.
  4. After one hour, all the shirts are removed and washed with a detergent.
  5. Lucia notices that the dye had faded on the shirts in water, salt water, and baking soda, whereas the dye did not fade on the shirt in vinegar.
  6. Lucia thinks that the vinegat binds with the dye so it does not fade when the shirt is washed.

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