Procedures
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1.
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Fold the paper towel into two to make it a 2-ply piece of
paper.
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2.
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Cut it into 3 strips of about 30x20mm and briefly soak
them in the cabbage juice.
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3.
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Remove immediately once the paper turns light purple.
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4.
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Spread them open and leave aside to dry on the white tile.
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5.
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Cut your agar block to the following specifications:
a.
3 pieces of 5x5x5mm
b.
1 piece of 5x5x20mm
c.
1 piece of 10x10x10mm
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6.
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Label your petri dish accordingly based on the solutions
that are assigned to you.
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7.
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Immerse ONE piece of agar of size 5x5x5mm, 5x5x20mm and
10x10x10mmi in lemon juice or baking powder solution.
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8.
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Record the time it takes for each of the agar to turn
uniformly into a different colour in table 1 below.
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9.
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Immerse the 2 other pieces of 5x5x5mm agar into each of
the 2 remaining liquids.
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10.
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Observe the colour change and record the results in table
2.
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11.
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Introduce a few drops of each of your 3 solutions onto a
different strip of the cabbage juice soaked 2-ply paper towel.
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12.
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Observe the colour change and record the results in table
2.
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13.
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Transfer 2cm3 of each of the solution into
separate test tubes.
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14.
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Label the test tube accordingly.
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15.
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Add an equal volume of cabbage juice to each of these test
tubes and record the colour change in table 2. (2cm3 is
approximately 2cm in height)
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Thursday, March 29, 2012
These are the procedures of a very fun experiment I conducted in class.
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