Rubber Tails in the Fluids Daniel Kim Ideal Mini School Floor Location: J78V

I wanted to know how temperature affects natural and synthetic rubber. In my experiment, I submerged natural and synthetic rubber in a container filled with 2L of water and measured the length of the rubber submerged in water from 5 degrees to 75 degrees (Celsius). I found out that the length of the natural rubber submerged in hot or cold water was almost the same as the ones at room temperature. However, the synthetic rubber became shorter in cold water, while it became longer in hot water. Thus, synthetic rubber was more affected by temperature. This experiment follows Hooke's law.