Effects of Ammonia and Vinegar on Radish Plants
THE EFFECTS OF AMMONIA AND VINEGAR ON RADISH PLANTS 1
The Effects of Ammonia and Vinegar on Radish Plants
THE EFFECTS OF AMMONIA AND VINEGAR ON RADISH PLANTS 2
Abstract
INTRODUCTION OF GROUP Plants are one of the most complex organisms; how they grow is very complex and it is important to see how they grow to even how they die. We first had to propose a question and test it to see if it was profound enough to test. Our group decided to see how different chemical substances affect radish plants, and which substance will kill the plant fastest. We planted 8 germinated radish seeds, then put ammonia in 2 of the plants, vinegar in 2 other plants, put both vinegar and ammonia in 2 other plants, and had the last 2 plants as our controls. We observed the plants in a period of 6 weeks, each week we added 1mL of each chemical to each of the plants and 30mL of water each week. We then recorded the data to help finalize a conclusion to our experiment. At the end of the experiment, it was concluded that the chemical ammonia kills radish plants faster than vinegar or both vinegar and ammonia together.
Introduction
BACKGROUND INFO: RADISH PLANT Radish plants usually grow in about three days if optimal conditions are kept. Optimal conditions for radish plants includes a soil whose pH is from 6 to 7. The soil has to be fine and not crumbly in order for the roots to grow. Also, they need at least 6 hours of sunlight and their soil should always be kept moist (GardenAdvice, 2007). In this experiment, 5% concentrated vinegar and 5% concentrated ammonia will be used on the radish plants in order to see which chemical kills the plants faster. It is hypothesized that ammonia will kill the radish plants faster than vinegar or both vinegar and ammonia combined.
BACKGROUND INFO: AMMONIA Ammonia is a chemical compound which is made up of nitrogen and hydrogen, the chemical formula for ammonia is NH3. This chemical is the foundation of most
The Effects of Ammonia and Vinegar on Radish Plants
THE EFFECTS OF AMMONIA AND VINEGAR ON RADISH PLANTS 2
Abstract
INTRODUCTION OF GROUP Plants are one of the most complex organisms; how they grow is very complex and it is important to see how they grow to even how they die. We first had to propose a question and test it to see if it was profound enough to test. Our group decided to see how different chemical substances affect radish plants, and which substance will kill the plant fastest. We planted 8 germinated radish seeds, then put ammonia in 2 of the plants, vinegar in 2 other plants, put both vinegar and ammonia in 2 other plants, and had the last 2 plants as our controls. We observed the plants in a period of 6 weeks, each week we added 1mL of each chemical to each of the plants and 30mL of water each week. We then recorded the data to help finalize a conclusion to our experiment. At the end of the experiment, it was concluded that the chemical ammonia kills radish plants faster than vinegar or both vinegar and ammonia together.
Introduction
BACKGROUND INFO: RADISH PLANT Radish plants usually grow in about three days if optimal conditions are kept. Optimal conditions for radish plants includes a soil whose pH is from 6 to 7. The soil has to be fine and not crumbly in order for the roots to grow. Also, they need at least 6 hours of sunlight and their soil should always be kept moist (GardenAdvice, 2007). In this experiment, 5% concentrated vinegar and 5% concentrated ammonia will be used on the radish plants in order to see which chemical kills the plants faster. It is hypothesized that ammonia will kill the radish plants faster than vinegar or both vinegar and ammonia combined.
BACKGROUND INFO: AMMONIA Ammonia is a chemical compound which is made up of nitrogen and hydrogen, the chemical formula for ammonia is NH3. This chemical is the foundation of most
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