My hypothesis is that the water will rust steel wool the
fastest because it has the most oxygen.
Slide 5
Steel wool. Coke Salt water Water Windex Vinegar
Paper/pencil
Slide 6
1.Set out cups in a dry area 2.Pour cup amount of each liquid
in each Petri cup 3. Place the steel wool in each cup in equal
amount. 4.Every day, observe what is happening to the steel wool.
5.Repeat #4 for 8 days.
Slide 7
liqui ds Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6 D ay7 Day 8 Salt water
Peach color cloudi ness, small odor. Cloud iness No rust notice
able. A lot of rust dark tan color in water. More signs of rust
Dark tan colora tion. Almo st full ruste d steel wool peach water
colora tion Full ruste d steel wool peach color in water Vineg ar
Small no rust, air bubbl es in water. No water discol oratio n no
sign of rust. No sign of rust peach colora tion in water Full ruste
d steel wool, very dark color in water Full ruste d steel wool,
dark color in water Full ruste d steel wool dark black color in
water Steel wool has been dissolve d in half, full rusted steel
wool cokeNo rust notice able Slight signs of rust More signs of
rust dark water colora tion Full ruste d steel wool, dark color in
water Wind ex No rust notice able
Slide 8
I have concluded that the vinegar will have rusted the steel
wool the fastest because in all of the liquids I used it had the
most chemicals.
