What substances will Drano actually eat through? -Libby Weber |
Equipment: Required for this experiment is
drano, test tubes, water, and various substances to test upon.
Procedure: Take each substance one at a time
and apply drano to it, observe and record results. Dilute with water before
disposal.
Observations:
Object | Effect drano has upon it |
Human hair | Noticeably dissolved some of the hair, however, hair remained clogged in the test tube. |
Bullet Casing | Nothing real noticeable changed with the bullet casing initially, however, after about 10 minutes, the casing looked slightly shiner. |
Paper Napkin | no noticeable effects |
Black snake fireworks | After roughly 30 minutes, color change from charcoal black to white and noxious gasses were noticeable. |
Used tea grains | no noticeable effects |
Daddy longlegs spider | Initially there was no noticeable effect, spider died after about 1 minute. Within 2 hours, the spiders legs were dissolved. |
Conclusion: It was apparent that the drano
didn't really 'eat' through anything, rather, it was with prolonged contact
with the drano that actually causes substances to dissolve. It is
also observed that it is not readily predictable whether or not the drano
works better on organic materials or inorganic materials.