JCE Classroom Activity #105. A Sticky Situation:: Chewing Gum and Solubility

• Ingrid Montes González ^[1] ; Jose A. Cintron Maldonado ^[1] ; Ilia E. Pérez Medina ^[1] ; Verónica Montes Berríos ^[1] ; Saurie N. Román López ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Puerto Rico−Río Piedras Campus
• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 87, Nº 4 (April), 2010, págs. 396-397
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • In this Activity, students perform several solubility tests using common food items such as chocolate, chewing gum, water, sugar, and oil. From their observations during the Activity, students will initially classify the substances tested as soluble or insoluble. They will then use their understanding of the chemistry of solubility to classify the substances as polar or nonpolar. The chemical concepts reinforced by the Activity include solubility, “like dissolves like”, polar and nonpolar, and phases.