Investigatory project on chromatography of candy
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This document is a certificate certifying that Madhuparna Bhowmik completed a research project on chromatography of candy during the 2015-16 school year under the guidance of Mrs. Cissy T.V. It then acknowledges and thanks those who supported the project, including Madhuparna's parents, friends, and teachers. The basic principle section explains that chromatography separates components in a solution using a mobile and stationary phase. The materials, preparation, procedure, observations and results sections detail the process and findings of testing various candy dyes using paper chromatography.
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Investigatory project on chromatography of candy
- 1. CERTIFICATE THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT MADHUPARNA BHOWMIKOF CLASS XI A HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE RESEARCH ON THE TOPIC : CHROMATOGRAPHYOF CANDY DURING THE YEAR 2015-16 UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF MRS. CISSY T.V.
- 2. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IN THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THIS PROJECT SUCCESSFULLY , MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEST OWNED UPON ME THEIR BLESSINGS AND HEART PLEDGED SUPPORT , THIS TIME I AM UTILIZING TO THANK ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN CONCERNED WITH THIS PROJECT. I WOULD LIKE THANK MY PARENTS AND MY FRIENDS FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND SUGGESTIONS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK MY CLASS TEACHER AS WELL AS MY CHEMISTRY TEACHER MRS. CISSY T.V FOR HER GUIDANCE.
- 7. BASIC PRINCIPLE Chromatography includes a group of techniques that separate the various components in a complex solution. In each chromatography setup there is generally a so-called mobile element (a fluid in which the components are dissolved) and a stationary aspect (the material the fluid moves through). For example, in paper chromatography water is the mobile phase and paper is the stationary phase. The solution's components ideally move at different speeds as they travel through the stationary phase so that they can be separated. In paper chromatography different pigments can be separated based on their solubility, or their ability to dissolve in water. The more soluble a pigment is, the more readily it will dissolve in the mobile phase and the farther it will usually travel as it is carried by the water being absorbed into the paper
- 8. MATERIALS REQUIRED Paper towels. Scissors Pencil Large bowl or pot Measuring spoon Measuring cup Water Salt Large jar with a narrow opening Medicine dropper Clean plate Gems (candy), one of each color I want to test Timer or clock Red, green and blue food coloring liquids Clothespins Drying rack
- 9. PREPARATION I cut the paper towels into strips that are each about one inch wide. I cut three strips for the food coloring samples and an additional strip for each gems (candy) color I wanted to test. I used a pencil to label which candy color or food coloring will be spotted on each paper strip. I drew a pencil line about one inch from the bottom end of each paper strip. In a large bowl or pot mix together one eighth teaspoon of salt with fourcups of water. I poured a small amountof the salt solutioninto a large jar with a narrow opening so that the jar is about one inch full.
- 10. PROCEDURE I put a single drop of water on the clean plate. Set an Gems candy in the drop of water and left it there for three minutes. After three minutes flip the candy over so its other side is in the drop of water. Left it there for another three minutes. Then removed the candy. I took one of the paper towel strips I prepared and place the pencil line I drew on top of the now-colored drop of water. I can get some extra dye on the line by dabbing the sides of the wet candy with it. I repeated these steps with the other Gems candies colors I want to test, using a new strip for each Gems candy. Next I prepare a strip for each food coloring. Put a small drop of food coloring on the plate and lightly dab the line on a new strip against it. Repeat this so that I have three food coloring strips (one each for the red, green and blue food coloring). I carefully put the pigmented end of a strip into the jar I filled with saltwater. Put the strip into the jar until the strip just touches the saltwater. Drape the top of the strip over the jar's opening and secure it with a clothespin.. Place and secure as many of the other strips as will fit in the jar, being sure that they do not touch the jar's sides or each other. Let the water rise up the strips until it is about an inch or two from the top. I removed the strips at this point. Let the strips completely dry out. I set them on a drying rack.
- 11. Observations and results I observed that green Gems are made up of two dyes whereas blue, yellow, and red Gems only use one dye. Some of these dyes match the ones from the red, blue and green food coloring strips. I have seen that blue food coloring liquids I tested, on the other hand, has blue and red dyes; red food coloring has two different red dyes; and green food coloring uses a blue and a yellow dye . Looking at the ingredients list on the packaging I could determine exactly which government-certified Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&C) dyes these are. Blue Gems use one of the same blue dyes and red M&Ms share one of these red dyes. Green Gems also use two dyes, a yellow dye and a blue dye, although the latter was be too faint to easily see. Yellow Gems use a single yellow dye.