Distillation experiment

Distillation

Today we are going to be experimenting with coca-cola by trying to separate the solid and the liquid. 

Distillation - purifying a liquid by heating and cooling

Evaporation - turning liquid into gas

Condensation - turning gas into liquid

Aim - to separate a solute from a solvent in a solution using distillation 

Equipment - coke, conical flask, heatproof mat, a delivery tube and bung, Bunsen burner, tripod, gauze mat, retort stand, boss head and clamp, boiling tube. 

Hypothesis - I think coca-cola will be left with a bunch of sugar, and coke zero will be left with a little bit of sugar

Method

1. set up equipment as shown in diagram

2. add approximately 50mL of coke to your conical flask

3. light your Bunsen burner. Open the air hole and gently push the Bunsen burner under the tripod 

4. heat the solution until most of the solvent has been evaporated. Turn off your Bunsen burner.

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Observations - the coke starts to fog up in the conical flask, it starts to bubble up, there is steam coming out from the boiling tube, 

Conclusion - In conclusion my hypothesis was right! The coke was left with a bunch if sugar and the coke zero was left with only a little. 

Discussion - We had a solution of coke put into the conical flask. As we turned the element on to heat up it caused the solution to boil, then it started evaporating, which evaporated the solvent that went up to the test tube into the boiling tube that caused condensation to allow it to turn into clear liquid. The finishing result was left with the solute which was the sugar.