Question

Natalia dipped two feathers in oil. Then she dipped one feather in cold water and the other feather in hot water. She swirled both feathers around for 20 seconds, then removed them. Her results are in the table. Cold Water Hot Water Before Oil After Oil After Water Before Oil After Oil After Water Mass 1.2 g 4.5 g 4.2 g 1.2 g 4.4 g 3.5 g She also took a picture of each feather after swirling it in water. two feathers, each with oil and beads of water Was either the cold water or the hot water able to remove the oil? Explain your reasoning.

Answer 1

The mass changed from 1.1grams to 4.5 grams. The appearance is another thing that changed when it got dipped in oil. The feather look like it lost some feathers or the feathers became transparent. The feather just looks soggy and heavier overall. I believe that if Natalia dips the feather covered in oil in cold water, the feather will remain the same. If she were to dip it in hot water, the feather will get rid of the oil mostly. Think about it, in the ocean the water is cold right? So when oil spills in the ocean it will stay there. Hot water is the best to remove the oil from the feather.

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Hopefully this will help.

Answer 2

The hot water was better for removing the oil.

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You can see that because the mass went down more with the hot water. So, that means that more oil was taken out of the feather with hot water.