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Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Distillation Experiment

Aim: Separate the solute from solvent in coke.
Hypothesis: I think the coke will change its color.
Equipment: A solution of saltwater, conical flask, heatproof mat, a delivery tube, bung, Bunsen burner, tripod. gauze mat, retort stand, boss head and clamp, boiling tube.
Method: 
1) Set up the equipment as shown in the diagram.
2) Add approximately 50 ml of saltwater to your conical flask.
3) Light your Bunsen burner. Open the air hole and gently push the Bunsen burner under the tripod.
4) Heat the solution until most of the solvent has been evaporated. Turn off your Bunsen burner.
Results/Observation: 
When the coke was heated, the liquid evaporated leaving the solute behind.


Conclusion: My hypothesis said ' I think the coke will change its color' but I was wrong. When it started boiling, the sugar began to appear instead of changing color.
Discussion: In my group, we used the normal coke which made the solid to appear and the solvent to turn into gas. But in the other group, they had liquid left instead of solute(the solid part).
Evaluation: My experiment was very successful and I think next time I could probably use a different coke instead of using the normal one.

1 comment:

  1. Awesome work Faith! What happened in the test tube? The sugar syrup formed in the conical flask, but why?
    You have written up your blog really well :)

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