CSEF · 2009
Taking Apart Water
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if it is possible to achieve a 2:1 volume ratio of hydrogen to oxygen during an electrolysis process. I believe that it is possible because a wat…
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CSEF · 2009
The Correlation Between Conductivity and Corrosion Potential of Solutions in Simulation of an Oil Field Environment
Chemistry Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals To determine the correlation between conductivity and corrosion rates in various solutions in simulation of a typical oil field environment. Methods/Materials Part I: Carbon…
CSEF · 2009
The Effect of Peanut Coating on Calorie Content
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the difference in calorie content for peanuts with different coatings. Methods/Materials 45 plain peanuts were used as a control and compared t…
CSEF · 2009
The Effects of Dye on Different Types of Fabric
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals I love tie-dying yet I am often disappointed by the end result. Some fabrics just don't absorb dye as well as others, which makes me wonder: how exactly does dye work? Do di…
CSEF · 2009
The Effects of FD&C Blue #1 on the Reaction Time of the Cyanoacrylate Fuming Latent Fingerprint Experiment
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine if the concentration of FD&C Blue #1 would effect the time it took a latent fingerprint to become visible in the Cyanoacrylat…
CSEF · 2009
The Effects of Heat on Vitamin C in Tomatoes
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Vitamin C is an important vitamin, and tomatoes are a good source of Vitamin C. Most tomato products we consume have been processed by heat, and I wanted to discover if cook…
CSEF · 2009
The Nonhomogeneous Intermolecular Bonding Structure of Liquid Water: An X-ray Study
Chemistry Second Award
Objectives/Goals A detailed understanding of the bonding structure of ambient liquid water is of high importance and interest. The intention of this project is to probe the bulk structure of…
CSEF · 2009
The Optimal Temperature for the Decomposition of Biuret to Urea in Solution
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Fertilizers used for better crop growth mainly depend on urea. However, the impurity biuret(harmful to plants) is also created as a residue. It is possible to convert biuret…
CSEF · 2009
The Removal of Alcohol from the Body through Esterification
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if organic acids can react effectively with ethanol in an esterification reaction, and possibly be used to eliminate alcohol from the human bod…
CSEF · 2009
The Use of Exothermic Reactions of Alkaline Battery Materials as a Precursor to Predicting Battery Performance
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Alkaline batteries consist of a strict combination of different elements in order to produce energy; however the quantity of different ratios or combinations possible is nea…
CSEF · 2009
Time in a Bottle: Will Water in a Plastic Bottle Become Unsafe to Drink over Time?
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project is to test the safety of bottled water when exposed to extreme temperature over time. My objectives are: 1. To examine the media reports concerning th…
CSEF · 2009
Try 'em All Tylenol
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals To determine if there is a significant difference in how long different dose forms of Tylenol and generic acetaminophen take to dissolve in the gastro-intestinal tract compa…
CSEF · 2009
What's in Your Exhaust?
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to see which octane grade of gasoline releases the most carbon dioxide. Methods/Materials I used 3 different cars with 3 different grades of…
CSEF · 2009
Which Grease Is Good for You?
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals This project focuses on proving that vegetable oil will degrade in quality when fried five times, and if the addition of Vitamin E(antioxidant) will help in retaining the oi…
CSEF · 2009
Which Road Deicer Corrodes Steel the Most?
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals I wanted to determine the least corrosive of commonly available road deicers. I hypothesized that sodium chloride would be more corrosive than other higher cost deicers. Met…
CSEF · 2008
Acids' Relationship to Mass and Height: Which Cupcake Brings Delight?
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals In baking a cake, it is important that all ingredients are configured correctly in order to produce an attractive and edible cake. Acids are significant in this configuratio…
CSEF · 2008
Analysis of Water for Mercury using Light
Chemistry Third Award
Objectives/Goals My project is to determine if it is possible to detect mercury in water using light and the electromagnetic spectrum. I hypothesize a red shift of the spectrum when light is…
CSEF · 2008
A Preliminary Investigation of the Effectiveness of Freeze Desalination
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine the viability of freeze desalination (FD) as a preliminary treatment process to reverse osmosis (RO) by measuring its efficiency…
CSEF · 2008
Coffee Darkness
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective to my experiment was to discover the optimum grinding time of coffee beans to make the darkest coffee within a given percolation time. Methods/Materials The wa…
CSEF · 2008
Electrolysis
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My goal was to learn as much as possible about electrolysis and to see if sodium hydroxide could be produced from common table salt. It was also interesting to learn which e…
CSEF · 2008
Electrolysis Anthology
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this year#s science project was to explore the process of electrolysis of water by using a Hoffman apparatus. Specifically, we tested the variables of the vol…
CSEF · 2008
Electrolyte Madness
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Does naturally occurring orange juice have more electrolytes than Vitamin Water or Gatorade? My hypothesis is that naturally occurring orange juice will have more electrolyt…
CSEF · 2008
Fingerprinting with Genipin: A Green Reagent for Protein Detection in Solution and on Surfaces
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objectives of this project are to determine whether Genipin, a naturally occurring compound found in the Gardenia plant, could be used as a fingerprinting reagent on pap…
CSEF · 2008
Flour Power! The Effect Flour Has on the Density of Angel Food Cake
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals This projects goal was to determine if different types of flour used in an angel food cake would affect the density. I believe that cake flour will produce the least dense c…
CSEF · 2008
Formation of Disinfection Byproducts: The Effects of Drinking Water Treatment
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective was to test the effect of chlorine on disinfection byproduct formation: 3 source waters from varying locations and 1 "purified" water (Arrowhead bottled water)…
CSEF · 2008
Going Green
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals I took three fuels and determined which one produced the most amount of heat energy and could be considered an alternative fuel to gasoline. Methods/Materials The fuels were…
CSEF · 2008
Green Preparation and Characterization of Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanocrystals
Chemistry Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Many of the approaches for synthesizing superparamagnetic iron oxide nanocrystals require complex processes and the use of toxic materials. I selected a co-precipitation met…
CSEF · 2008
How Do Cooking Techniques Affect Vitamin C?
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine which cooking techniques [baking, boiling, steaming, and stir-fry] will retain the most vitamin C content. I thought steaming for a short perio…
CSEF · 2008
How Do I Conduct?
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals To determine if the conductivity of distilled water changes when it is mixed with various substances and to what extent. Methods/Materials A LED based conductivity meter is…
CSEF · 2008
Ice Ice Baby
Chemistry Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to determine the melting rate of ice with different concentrations of salt and sugar solutions. Methods/Materials 20 100 ml plastic cups 4 8…