SPORTS DRINKS VS

ORANGE AND LEMON JUICE

Moore 5.9 Med Health

Question
Which drink has more electrolytes Sports
drinks like Gatorade and PowerAde or
orange juice and lemon juice.

Abstract

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Does Gatorade and PowerAde contain more electrolytes then orange

juice and lemon juice
Problem: Does Gatorade or PowerAde contains more electrolyte than
regular juices like orange juice and lemon juice.
I did this science fair experiment because I always see those Gatorade
commercials saying Gatorade replenishes energy better than
everything else and I want to put that to the test.
My hypothesis is that the Gatorade will contain the most electrolytes.
procedure
Connect the two copper wires to a straw
The connect the two copper wires to the alligator clips.
Connect the other alligator clips to the multimeter
Drop the straw in the four ounces of liquid ( lemon or orange juice,
PowerAde or Gatorade)
Write down results
I will measure each drink 20 times.

Hypothesis
If I measure the conductance of the liquid,
then the Gatorade will have the highest level
of conductance because it is advertised as
having high electrolyte levels.

Procedure
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Connect the two copper wires to a straw

Connect one copper wire to the 9 volt battery
The other copper wire to one of the alligator clip.
Connect the other alligator clip to the multimeter
Then connect the 9 volt battery to the multimeter
Drop the straw in the four ounces of liquid ( lemon
or orange juice, PowerAde or Gatorade)
Write down results
I will measure each drink 20 times

materials

Digital multimeter
4 Alligator clips
Copper wire 24 gauge
80 ounces of orange juice
80 ounces of lemon juice
80 ounces of PowerAde
80 ounces of Gatorade

Pictures

Results
First 10 trials
Orange
Juice

39.2M 38.8M
V
V

35.7MV

30.3MV

32.M
V

33.4
MV

35.1
MV

31.2
MV

34.1M
V

Water

3.2MV

4.7MV

2.9MV

1.2MV

3.7MV

2.6MV

6.1MV

8.3MV

5.1MV

PowerA 21.4M
de
V

21.5MV 26.2MV

28.5MV

26.8M
V

23.3M
V

26.2M
V

29.4M
V

22.9MV

Gatora
de

26.7M
V

47.7MV 48.3MV

45.5MV

41.1M
V

43.3M
V

40.3M
V

41.8M
V

42.7MV

Lemon
Juice

77.3M
V

65.5MV 64.2MV

60.1MV

60MV

64MV

62.9M
V

58.2M
V

59.1MV

Second 10 trials
Orange
Juice

41.6M
V

37.8
MV

35.3M
V

36.1M
V

37MV

35.4M
V

34.6M
V

34.8M
V

33.3MV

Water
PowerA
de

4.7MV
25.3M
V

6.2MV
26.1M
V

2.7MV
4.4MV
5.3MV
5.7MV
6.9MV
6.3MV
8.0MV
29.3MV 21.2MV 25.0MV 24.8MV 19.6MV 26.4MV 27.3MV

Gatora
de

36.8M
V

38.3M
V

35.5MV 37.6MV 38.9MV 39.6MV 38.7MV 41.6MV 40.1MV

Lemon
Juice

58MV

58.5M
V

55.3MV 53.7MV 51.4MV 57.1MV 70MV

58.4MV 51MV

Graphs
Drink
60
50
40
30
20
10
0

Average Micro Volts

Conclusion
The lemon juice had the highest
conductivity of the five drinks. The control
the water had the least current with a
average of 54 Micro volts. The amount of
current was measured in Micro volts for the
most precise measurements. The data does
not support my hypothesis.

Refrences

Google definitions - electrolytes

(Who discovered electrolytes)
http://www.bibme.org/citation-guide/mla/website
/
http://www.famousscientists.org/svante-arrheniu
s/
http://www.britannica.com/biography/Svante-Au
gust-Arrhenius
http://pop-culture.wikia.com/wiki/Electrolyte
http://www.gatorade.com/company/heritage
http://www.gbhealthwatch.com/Nutrient-Sodiu
m-Symptoms.php