The Effect of Sugar Level on the Rate of Fermentation

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The Effect of Sugar Level on the Rate of Fermentation

Aim:

The aim of this experiment is to find out whether the rate of

Fermentation is affected by the amount of sugar.

Apparatus:

The equipment used is:

· Bunsen burner.

· Heat proof mat.

· Boiling tube.

· Delivery tube.

· Water bath.

· Water flask.

· Thermometer.

· Stop watch.

· Yeast and Sugar.

· Digital weighing scale.

· Water.

· Measuring cylinder.

· Test tube.

· Tripod

Method:

· Fill the water bath with water (not to the maximum).

· Fill the boiling tube with 10ml of water.

· Add 2g of yeast to the water and add sugar (1g, 2g, …up to 5g).

· Put the Boiling tube into the water bath.

· Connect a delivery tube onto the boiling tube.

· Fill a test tube with a reasonable amount of water.

· Place the other end of the delivery tube into the test tube.

· Put the Bunsen burner on a heatproof mat.

· Place the water bath on the tripod and heat the water.

· Measure the temperature of the water (in the water bath) with the

thermometer. Stop the heating until it reaches 40°.

· Start the stop watch after the first bubble has appeared in the test

tube.

· Count the bubbles that appear in 1 minute then stop the stopwatch.

· Repeat the process but this time adding another gram of sugar until

5 grams.

· Then repeat the whole experiment again starting from 1g to ensure

the reliability of the results obtained.

Planning a fair test:

The factor chosen is the concentration of sugar solution, so the other

factors are to be kept constant as control factors in order to make

this investigation fair. Here are the control conditions and other

procedures I must take. I should make sure that the test tubes are

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