Report ROOM NO: FE E309 EXPERIMENT NO : 8 TITLE : Thin Layer Chromatography of Food Dyes Submitted by Class Partners Instructor : Lyndsay Grover : BIOL 10000 lab. : Awatif Hagelamin : Farag Soliman Date lab performed : February 3‚ 2011 Date of submission : February 10‚ 2011 FENNELL CAMPUS HAMILTON‚ ONTARIO 1/3 Purpose: The purpose of this experiment was to observe the reactions of food dyes with thin layer chromatography paper in order to find the components of an unknown solution
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Chromatography of Food Dye Chem 180-DL3 Abstract: The goal of this experiment was to use different dyes to determine the Rf value. Chromatography is done to determine the presence of a mixture in a substance. In this experiment different dyes were used such as McCormick food coloring‚ M&M’s‚ Kool-Aid‚ and the dyes that came with the lab kit. Experiment and Observation: In this experiment a 50mL beaker was filled with luke warm water and a pinch of salt water was dissolved in it
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Paper Chromatography I. Background Information: When working in a lab‚ scientists often need to identify different molecules that are present in a sample they are studying. There are many ways to identify unknown molecules/chemicals in a sample. The method you will be using today is called Paper Chromatography and consists of 2 steps. First‚ you will separate the unknown chemicals and then you will identify them. This process can also be applied to the food we eat everyday. When you eat food or drink
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determined by using Chromatography. The components of a mixture have different affinities for a stationary phase as well as different affinities for a mobile phase. INTRODUCTION An extremely common technique by using two chemicals and filter paper can give you sufficient information. A well-done Chromatography of dyes will provide you with enough data to determine if a liquid mixture is heterogeneous or homogenous . In a learning activity you can separate and possibly identify food dyes in some drinks
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In this experiment the objective is to separate dyes in washable markers to see how many different dyes are combined to create one color. The technique used to separate the dyes in this experiment is called chromatography. The materials used consisted of – 3 pieces of chromatography paper‚ a tall clear glass‚ water‚ table salt‚ 1 tsp. measuring spoon‚ an 8 oz. measuring cup‚ pencil‚ ruler‚ 6 washable markers‚ and paper towels. The markers used in this experiment have to be water soluble therefore
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Lab Two; Chromatography of Food Dyes Jan Konig 28.04.2013 11:00am Chemistry 121‚ section DE Abstract: The second lab deals with the chromatography of food dyes which means you figure out what kind of compounds are used in a product like food color etc. by comparing the result to FD&C Food Dyes. You use six different food dyes‚ four food colors out of the store‚ two different Kool Aid powder and four different colors of candy like M&Ms you use for the chromatograph. At the end you try
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Purpose of food coloring People associate certain colors with certain flavors‚ and the color of food can influence the perceived flavor in anything from candy to wine.[2] Sometimes the aim is to simulate a color that is perceived by the consumer as natural‚ such as adding red coloring to glacé cherries (which would otherwise be beige)‚ but sometimes it is for effect‚ like the green ketchup that Heinz launched in 1999. Color additives are used in foods for many reasons including:[3] offset color
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constituent components using chromatography paper and an eluting solvent of salt water as well as rubbing alcohol. Materials and Methods: In this lab using the bag of FD&C dyes‚ bag of M&M’s‚ 2 packs of Kool-Aid ‚ and a pack of Clover Valley store brand food coloring I am going to place a drop of each dye at the bottom of the chromatography paper. For the experiment with the rubbing alcohol I also placed a drop of each dye‚ but used a paper coffee filter. In order to get the dye color extracted from
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The Chromatography of Food Dyes and determination Of the Dyes Present in M&M Candies Procedure To complete this lab‚ I first mixed the solvent solution consisting of the proper ratio of water‚ salt‚ and isopropyl alcohol in a Pyrex measuring cup. I then prepared my chromatography papers for 2 trials by drawing‚ with a pencil‚ the appropriate lines and labels. Using a toothpick‚ I added the color to the paper‚ and then repeated until the color was strong. I repeated this step several more
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Separations: Chromatography of M&M and Ink Dyes Almost all substances we come into contact with on a daily basis are impure; that is‚ they are mixtures. Similarly‚ compounds synthesized in the chemical laboratory are rarely produced pure. As a result‚ a major focus of research in chemistry is designing methods of separating and identifying components of mixtures. Many separation methods rely on physical differences between the components of a mixture. For example‚ filtration takes advantage of substances
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