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Crystallization of KNO3 Rubric

The document describes an investigation into the relationship between the mass of potassium nitrate dissolved in a fixed volume of water and the temperature at which crystals form. It outlines the independent variable (mass of KNO3), dependent variable (temperature of crystal formation), and controlled variable (volume of water). Data from three trials for different masses of KNO3 are presented in a table, along with the average temperature of crystal formation. A line graph is included, with mass of KNO3 on the x-axis and temperature of crystal formation on the y-axis, to illustrate the relationship between the variables.

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Crystallization of KNO3 Rubric

The document describes an investigation into the relationship between the mass of potassium nitrate dissolved in a fixed volume of water and the temperature at which crystals form. It outlines the independent variable (mass of KNO3), dependent variable (temperature of crystal formation), and controlled variable (volume of water). Data from three trials for different masses of KNO3 are presented in a table, along with the average temperature of crystal formation. A line graph is included, with mass of KNO3 on the x-axis and temperature of crystal formation on the y-axis, to illustrate the relationship between the variables.

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Crystallization of KNO3 Investigation

Research question
What is the relationship between the mass of potassium nitrate, KNO3, dissolved in 5.00 mL of distilled water, and the
temperature at which crystals form?

Variables
Independent Mass of KNO3
Dependent Temperature of crystal formation
Controlled Volume of water

Data collection and processing

Data table
 Record all relevant qualitative and quantitative observations
 Use data from two other groups so that you have a total of three trials. Include the average in the table.

Temperature of crystal formation/°C


Mass of KNO3 /g (± 0.1°C)
(± 0.1 g)
Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Average
2.0 50.0* 20.1 21.5 20.3
4.0 65.3 43.4 48.0 52.3
6.0 74.5 64.8 62.4 67.2
8.0 76.4 78.8 73.0 76.0
*anomalous data point, not included in calculation of average

Graph
 Independent variable on the x-axis and dependent variable on y-axis
 Include error bars to illustrate measurement uncertainty
o your Notebook → Practical work → C(i) - Graphs

Graph 1: The temperature of crystal formation with dif-


ferent concentrations of potassium nitrate
Temperature of crystallisation Tempera-

80
70
ture of crystal formation/°C

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50
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Mass of KNO3/g
Criterion C - Processing and evaluating

Level Level descriptor

1-2 collect and present data in numerical and/or visual forms

3-4 correctly collect and present data in numerical and/or visual forms

5-6 correctly collect, organize and present data in numerical and/or visual forms

7-8 correctly collect, organize, transform and present data in numerical and/ or visual forms

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