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Article: Make your own Mummy!(instructions for making a mummified apple with a salt compound)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Science World
- Article date:
- October 4, 1999
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Ever wonder why you get thirsty when you eat salty foods? That's because salt is a desiccant --it helps remove water from things, including human bodies. Experiment with different salt compounds and discover which makes the best mummified apple!
You NEED
Fresh apple * knife * 250 ml (1 cup) table salt * 250 ml Epsom salts * 250 ml baking soda * 4 12-oz plastic cups * marker * masking tape * food scale * data table (from Teacher's Edition, p. TE5) * shelf shaded from sunlight
To Do:
1. Put a piece of tape on each cup and label the cups as follows: Control, Baking Soda, Epsom Salt, and Table Salt.
2. Slice the apple into ...