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To analyze the
available honey for
presence of
different minerals
and carbohydrates.
APPARATUS
TEST TUBE
TEST TUBE STAND
BURNER
WATER BATH
CHEMICALS
FEHLING SOLUTION A
FEHLING SOLUTION B
AMMONIUM CHLORIDE SOLUTION
AMMONIUM OXALATE SOLUTION
AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE CONC.NITRIC
ACID
POTASSIUM SULPHOCYANIDE SOLUTION
Honey, thick, sweet, super saturated sugar
solution manufactured by bees to feed
their larvae and for the subsistence during
winter.
1. Fehling`s test:
2. Tollen`s test:
SL.
TESTS OBSERVATION INFERENCE
NO
Test for
Potassium:- Potassium is
Yellow ppt.is
1. present.
Honey + Picric observed
acid solution
Test for
Calcium:-
White ppt.or
Honey + NH4Cl Calcium is
2. milkiness is not
soln. + NH4OH absent.
observed
soln. filtered +
(NH4)2C2O4
Test for
Magnesium:-
White ppt.is not Magnesium is
3. Honey+ NH4OH
observed absent.
(till solution
becomes alkaline)
+ (NH4)3Po4
Test for Iron:-
Honey+
Iron is
conc.HNO3, Blood red colour
4. present.
heated and is observed
cooled, +
potassium
sulphocyanide
Fehling`s test:-
Honey + 1mL each Reducing
of Fehling`s Red ppt. is sugar is
5.
solution A and observed present.
Fehling`s solution
B
Tollen’s test:-
Honey + 2-3mL
Shining silver Reducing
Tollen`s reagent,
6. mirror is carbohydrate
test tube in water
observed is present
bath for 10
minutes
Potassium is present.
Iron is present.
Calcium is absent.
Magnesium is absent.
Honey contains reducing sugar.