C.

Halogenation Reaction

Reaction with Bromine

Test Test Expected (+) Actual Result Principle Interpretation Photo

Samples Result
Halogenation Coconut oil Red/orange Colorless, A compound's degree of The absence of the positive result
Reaction coloration there is an unsaturation can be which is the red/orange coloration
absence of assessed by gradually indicates that the sample is
the color adding bromine solution unsaturated.
red/orange until the first red/brown
color is visible. The
greater the unsaturation,
the more bromine
solution required. This is
accomplished in the
experiment by counting
the required drops.
 Olive oil Red/brown Colorless The absence of the positive result
coloration which is the red/orange coloration
indicates that the sample is
unsaturated.

4. Research on how the test for unsaturation of fatty acids is conducted.

- Iodine is used to determine if a lipid is saturated or unsaturated. The lipid is unsaturated if the iodine goes from brown to clear. The lipid is
saturated if the iodine does not change colors.

References
Good and Bad Lipids | Science project | Education.com. (n.d.). Retrieved from www.education.com website:

https://www.education.com/science-fair/article/lipid-testing/#:~:text=To%20test%20if%20a%20lipid

The Halogenation Test. (n.d.). Retrieved January 8, 2023, from dept.harpercollege.edu website:

http://dept.harpercollege.edu/chemistry/chm/100/dgodambe/thedisk/food/halogen/halogen.htm#:~:text=A%20positive%20test

%20is%20indicated%20by%3A&text=The%20sample%20solution%20remains%20colorless