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C= Carbon
H= Hydrogen
O= Oxygen
Glucose - chemical formula C6 H12 O6
Fructose - Common name fruit sugar C6 H12 O6
Sucrose - Common name table sugar C12 H22 O11 |
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Unsweetened Apple Juice contains:
Sugars 27 g |
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Sucrose 4.217 g
Fructose 13.89 g
Glucose 6.200 g |
7 Up contains:
Sugar 42 g
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sucrose, fructose and glucose |
Water contains:
Sugar 0 g |
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Independent Variable (what was changed in order to measure the results)
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• Different types of liquids
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Controlled Variables (conditions that do not change throughout the experiment)
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•location of jars, temperature will be constant
•same amount of sugar (375 ml) and same amount of liquid (125 ml) in each jar
•use a bamboo skewer
•boiled the liquid for 3 minutes
•stirred the liquid when the sugar was added for 1 minute
•left all jars open to air
•used the same size Mason jar
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Sample - 3 liquids were used in the sample
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| Supersaturated solution- wanted a supersaturated solution, more sugar in the jar than liquid |