Title: Conduct a Qualitative Test for Reducing Sugar

Materials/Equipment/Apparatus

• 2 Boiling Tubes
• 7UP
• 7UP Free
• 1 Beaker
• A Hot Plate
• 3 Droppers
• Benedict’s Solution
• Test Tube Holder

Procedure/Method

1. Put 2 ml using a dropper of 7UP into one boiling tube labelled A
2. Put 2 ml using a dropper of 7UP Free into one boiling tube labelled B
3. Using a dropper put 2ml of Benedict’s Solution into both boiling tubes and swirl each tube
4. Inspect and document the colour of the solutions
5. Put both tubes into a beaker full of water
6. Turn on and setup the hot plate and put the beaker with the tubes onto it for 5 minutes
7. Inspect and document the colour of each tubes solution

Safety/Risks

• Don’t touch hot plate when turned
• Tie up hair
• Use the test tube holder to take boiling tubes out of beaker

Labelled Diagram

Results

Results

Conclusion

We found out that Benedict’s Solution goes red when it is mixed with a reducing sugar and we have learned that 7UP has sugar in it