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Solubility Graph

By Janice VanCleave

I am always searching for new, fun crystal growing recipes. Crystals of table sugar and table salt are favorites, mainly because the chemicals are so readily available. The solubility graph shown provides information about the amount of sugar and salt that can be dissolved at different temperatures. When you mix sugar and water, the mixture […]

Filed Under: Chemistry Tagged With: dissolve, solute, solution, solvent

Biodegradable Starch Packing Peanuts

By Janice VanCleave

What Does Biodegradable Mean? Biodegradable substances are generally organic, which means they are alive or were alive, such as plants and animals, substances originating from living organisms, or artificial materials that are similar enough to plant and animal matter to be digested by organic organisms, including worms and microorganisms.Starch Packing Peanuts are an example of […]

Filed Under: Ecology Tagged With: dissolve, solute, solution, solvent, starch, starch packing peanuts, starch test

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