Candy Chromatography Pre-Lab

Name:_________________

1.You have purchased a package of candies and notice that there are 3 different shades of green candies.You know that the candy manufacturer uses 2 shades of blue, 2 shades of red, and one shade of yellow dye.How could three different shades of green be made from these dyes?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2.What is chromatography?
 
 
 
 

3.Why do we use the wool?
 
 
 
 

4.Look up ammonia and acetic acid in the MSDS at the end of you lab manual or on the Internet.What are the most serious and likely safety hazards relating to these chemicals as used in today’s Lab?What is the proper disposal of the solutions used in today’s Lab?

 
 

Back to The Table of Contents