Sodium Silicate PolymerHow will sodium silicate affect the strength of the polymer?
If we add sodium silicate to the ethyl alcohol, then the polymer will be stronger, because the water is being taken out and being replaced by the ethyl alcohol.
First, get safety goggles. Then get 3 mL of ethyl alcohol, and 12 mL of sodium silicate solution. Then, mix them together. Stir them until they are evenly combined. The mixture will be crumbly. Combine the mixture into a sphere so it will stick together. When done, clean everything up.
The similarities between this polymer and the polymer last time is that with loss of water/ moisture, something new will form. They also have similar structures. They are different because they consist of different elements. Both f the polymers are mixable/ moldable, and they both have properties that make them bounce. Plastic and silicone polymers are similar because they are both moldable, bouncy, and hold their shape. A chemical reaction took place when the two liquids were mixed, because right as they touched, a reaction had already started to take place. The liquid is water because the water makes it crumbly, but when the water is taken out, the solution becomes a solid. My polymer was the biggest and most spherical.
In the end, I accepted my hypothesis. In my hypothesis, I stated that the polymer will become stronger once the water is taken out, which is exactly what happened. Some things that could have differed could have been the amount of ethyl alcohol or the amount of sodium silicate.
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