Capillary Action: Chemical Reaction Between Fruit And Cardboard Tree

Capillary action is the main chemistry concept that takes place in this experiment. Capillary action is the same process that enables plants and trees to take water and nutrients from the soil up through their stems and into their leaves. The cardboard tree uses the same process. After the solution has been absorbed throughout the cardboard tree, the solution evaporates faster than water. The process of evaporation in this experiment allows the salt and the particles from the bluing to crystallize, resulting in the growing of crystals on the tree. The solution evaporates at a faster rate due to the ammonia. As the solution evaporates off of the tree, the crystals form on the branches. Another chemistry concept in this experiment is saturation.