EXPERIMENT 1 DETERMINATION OF ASCORBIC ACID CONTENT IN VITAMIN C TABLETS INTRODUCTION To calculate the mass of the ascorbic acid and hence the mass percentage of ascorbic acid in the vitamin C tablet. PROCEDURES (Refer to Lab Manual) 1. Accurately weight vitamin C (effervescent type) in a 50 ml beaker. Add about 30 ml of deionised water to dissolve the vitamin C tablet. Once the tablet has dissolved completely‚ transfer the solution into a 250 ml volumetric flask via a plastic filter
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orange juices‚ and we also used 0.1% of vitamin C solution. The aim of our experiment was to see how much DCPIP was needed to be added to make the orange juices turn back to the orange colour and the DCPIP to decolourise once the 0.1% of vitamin C was added. DCPIP is a blue dye in its non-reduced form; it becomes colourless when it gains electrons. Vitamin C is an anti – oxidant‚ this is found mainly in fresh fruit and vegetables. The main use of Vitamin C is that it neutralises free radicals‚ which
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Determination of Vitamin C by an Iodometric Titration Purpose: The goal of this lab is to determine the concentration of vitamin C in juices and Real Lemon. A redox titration‚ involving an iodometric method‚ will be used to do the analysis. The samples will be classified by their Vitamin C content. Introduction: Although most mammals can synthesize vitamin C‚ or ascorbic acid (C6H8O6)‚ from sugars‚ man must ingest considerable quantities of this substance. The National Academy of Sciences recommends
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the vitamin C content of different fruit juices. To identify which fruit juices has higher vitamin C content and the lowest vitamin C content. To determine the standard curve of vitamin C based on percentage of vitamin C. To differentiate between fresh juices and carton juices. To consider the reliability and validity of the results. PROBLEM STATEMENT Which type of fruit juices has the most vitamin C content? HYPOTHESIS The smaller the amount of the fruit juices
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Investigating Vitamin C Background Vitamin C is found in green vegetables‚ fruits‚ and potatoes. It is essential for a healthy diet. The chemical name for vitamin C is ascorbic acid. Ascorbic acid is a good reducing agent and therefore it is easily oxidised. Methods for the detection of vitamin C involve titrating it against a solution of an oxidising agent. Where to start There are several oxidising agents that can be used and a commonly used one is 2‚6-dichlorophenol-indophenol or DCPIP
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tamin C‚ ascorbic acid‚ is one of the most important vitamins found in citrus juices‚ including orange juice. Often projects find that orange juices made from frozen concentrated orange juice (FCOJ) have the highest vitamin C levels as compared to freshly squeezed or not-from-concentrate (NFC) juices. This is probably due to the fact that vitamin C degrades over time in fresh and NFC‚ but doesn’t degrade as much in FCOJ due to it being frozen until reconstitution. If one is comparing a NFC product
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Lab Report: MEASUREMENT OF VITAMIN C Introduction Nutritional diseases were once the number one cause of death only a century ago‚ but rarely affect our lives today. The complete lack of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) characterized by dark purple spots on the skin and rotting gums‚ a disease called scurvy‚ took the lives of many sailors up until the mid 1800s when the prevention was discovered. Consequently‚ British sailors became referred to as ‘limeys’ because of their daily habit of eating
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: THE VITAMIN C CONTENT OF FRUIT JUICES AND TABLETS DATE OF EXPERIMENT : 1ST AUGUST 2013 DATE OF SUBMISSION : 27TH AUGUST 2013 LECTURER : PUAN ZAKIAH BT. ZAKARIA OBJECTIVE * To determine the vitamin C content in fresh fruit juice * To determine the vitamin C content in commercial fruit juice * To determine the vitamin C content in tablet
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: Analysis of commercial vitamin C tablet Title: Determination of the vitamin C content (ascorbic acid) of a commercial vitamin C tablet and compare the result with the value specified by the manufacturer. Theory : In this experiment‚ we have to determine the vitamin C content of a commercial vitamin C tablet which is the mass of ascorbic acid in the tablet. As iodine is a weak oxidizing agent used mainly for the determination of strong reducing agents‚ ascorbic acid C6H8O6 (aq) can be rapidly
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Investigating the vitamin C content of fruits and fruit juice Aim: In this investigation‚ I aim to measure and compare whether there is a higher content of vitamin C in a fruit or a juice by measuring the volume of the sample required to decolourise a solution of dichlorophenolindophenol (DCPIP). Introduction: For this experiment‚ I aim to investigate and compare the content of vitamin C in the fruit against the fruit juice. The theory of this method is a titration with dichlorophenolindophenol
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