Explain that in this activity, students will investigate how water dissolves salt crystals. They will also explore how the water from the salt solution evaporates, and how the dissolved salt forms ...

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The Thermavault refrigeration unit can keep vaccines cool with a reusable salt solution. The teens who built it plan to test ...

The loss ot caloric by the use of this water was owing to the salt dissolved, which retained the heat in a latent state. The losses to be estimated for blowing off the brine were the power ...

Students first use a dissolving test to see how salt and sugar dissolve in water. Students then run the same dissolving test on substances A, B, and C; identify the salt and sugar; and conclude that ...

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For example, pure water boils at 100°C. If it contains any dissolved solids, like salt, its boiling point will be higher than 100°C. That is why salt is often added to water when cooking.

Three teens built a salt-powered fridge to help bring vaccines and medical supplies to rural areas. The invention uses salts that pull heat from their environments when they dissolve in water.