A student measured the maximum mass of salt that can dissolve in 100 mL of water at five different temperatures.

Which variable should go on the x-axis?

Responses

the volume of water
the volume of water

the temperature of water
the temperature of water

the mass of water
the mass of water

the mass of salt

1 answer

The variable that should go on the x-axis is the temperature of water.

In this experiment, you are examining how the maximum mass of salt that can dissolve varies with different temperatures, making temperature the independent variable, which is typically placed on the x-axis.