My science fair topic this year is the effect of liquids on teeth. Basically, I want to get some teeth, find the initial mass, set them in liquids 24/7 for a while, and find the final mass to see how the liquids have corroded the teeth (much like the well-known project in which a t-bone is dissolved in soda). However, I would like to know, will I find a significant change in the mass of the tooth within a month's time or does it take longer than that? I don't want this to be my science fair project if it takes years for a tooth to have any noticeable loss of mass. Can anyone help me out?
2006-10-09 08:10:00 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
i think it takes about 1 to 3 days, it depend on how much there is acid in the drink, u wan tsomething cool, put a bone in vinegare, the next day u will see that the bone is coming flexible
2006-10-09 08:14:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would suspect that you would see a substantial mass loss within a month, however, the major weakness in this study would be the fact that the teeth would be dead and extracted. The acid would not normally have ready access to the inside of the tooth, nor would one sit with a mouth full of soda for an entire month. This would make it very difficult to eat.
2006-10-14 19:52:33 · answer #2 · answered by Ken B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A month should be ample time to see an effect...just make sure you keep everything constant except for your variable.
2006-10-09 08:22:03 · answer #3 · answered by Shaun 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
take a tooth and find out.
2006-10-16 12:20:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it will take less then three days ... deppend on the con. of the acid .......
2006-10-17 03:29:53 · answer #5 · answered by maherrashdan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋