Question: A shallow container of salt water is placed in sunlight for a day. Which is the most likely result?
Answer: Only the water will evaporate and the salt will remain in the container.
Hypothesis: the salt in the salt water will remain after the water evaporates
Supporting facts: sent1: dissolving is when the solute spread evenly through the solvent sent2: in the salt water solution , the solvent is water sent3: as the temperature of a liquid increases , the rate of evaporation of that liquid will increase sent4: water is a kind of substance sent5: in the salt water solution , the solute is salt sent6: heat means the transfer of thermal energy sent7: if heat is absorbed from a source then that heat source will cool sent8: in the salt water solution, the solvent is water sent9: absorbing energy causes objects / materials / substances to heat sent10: if a hot object / substance is exposed to / touches a cold object / substance then that object / that substance will likely cool sent11: if a substance is dissolved in another substance then that substance is added to that other substance sent12: if the solvent of a solution evaporates , then the solute of the solution will remain sent13: if gas is trapped in a container , then the gas is not released sent14: evaporation means a substance changes from a liquid into a gas by increasing heat energy sent15: a solution is made of one substance dissolved in another substance sent16: if a substance absorbs solar energy then that substance will increase in temperature sent17: a solution is formed by one substance being dissolved in another substance sent18: heat energy can be used to heat up an object sent19: if something is in the sunlight then that something will absorb solar energy sent20: salt water is placed in sunlight for a day sent21: a solute can be dissolved in a solvent when they are combined sent22: temperature is a measure of heat energy sent23: evaporation causes amount of water to decrease sent24: heat energy is synonymous with thermal energy sent25: if something is dissolved , then that something is the solute
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] if the solvent of a solution evaporates , then the solute of the solution will remain [AND] in the salt water solution , the solvent is water [INFER] int1: if the water in the salt water solution evaporates, then the solute of the solution will remain [BECAUSE] if something is in the sunlight then that something will absorb solar energy [AND] salt water is placed in sunlight for a day [INFER] int2: the salt water will absorb solar energy [BECAUSE] int2 [AND] in the salt water solution, the solvent is water [INFER] int3: the water in the salt water solution will absorb solar energy [BECAUSE] int3 [AND] if a substance absorbs solar energy then that substance will increase in temperature [INFER] int4: the water in the salt water solution will increase in temperature [BECAUSE] int4 [AND] temperature is a measure of heat energy [INFER] int5: the water in the salt water solution will increase in heat energy [BECAUSE] int5 [AND] evaporation means a substance changes from a liquid into a gas by increasing heat energy [AND] water is a kind of substance [INFER] int6: the water in the salt water solution will evaporate [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] int6 [INFER] int7: the solute of the salt water will remain after water evaporates [BECAUSE] int7 [AND] in the salt water solution , the solute is salt [INFER] int8: the salt in the salt water will remain after the water evaporates