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HEC
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SUBMITTED SUBMITTED TO:-
BY:-
NAME-HARSHIT KR. MR. C.B. SINGH
SINHA SIR
CLASS-XII ‘A’
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 CHEMISTRY PROJECT
TOPIC:-ANALYSIS
WORK OF
HONEY

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 INDE
1. X
Certificate……………… 01
2. Acknowledgement ……. 02
3. Aim ……………………. 03
4. Materials And ………..... 04
Equipment.
5. Theory………………… 05-06
6. Experiment...………….. 07-09
Procedure.
7. Observation……………. 10-11
8. Result…………………... 11

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Signature
(Subject Teacher)

Acknowledgement
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Harshit Kr. Sinha
Class :- XII

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AIM:-
To analyze the available

honey for

presence of

different minerals and

carbohydrates.

REQUIREMENTS:
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Apparatus:
Test tubes, Test tube stand,
Burner, Water Bath.

Chemicals:-
Fehling solution
A, Fehlingsolution B, Ammonium
chloride solution, Ammonium
oxalate solution, Ammonium
phosphate, Conc. Nitric acid,
Potassium sulphocyanide
solution.

THEORY
Honey, thick, sweet, super
saturated sugar solution
manufactured by bees to feed their
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 larvae and for the subsistence during
winter.
Bee honey is composed of
fructose, glucose and water, in
varying proportions. It also contains
several enzymes and oils. The color &
flavor depends on the age of the
honey and the sources of the
nectar .It colored honeys are usually
of higher quality than dark coloured
honeys. Other high grade honeys are
made by bees from orange blossoms,
clover and Alfalfa. A well known,
poorer grade honey is produced from
buckwheat.
Honey has a fuel value of about 3307
cal/kg [1520 cal/ lbs]. It readily picks
up moisture from the air and is
consequently used as a moistioning
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agent for Tobaco and in baking.
Glucose crystallizes out of honey on
standing at room temperature,
leaving on uncrystallized layer of
dissolved fructose. Honey to be
marketed is usually heated by a
special process to about 66oC [150.01
F] to dissolve the crystals and is
sealed to prevent crystallization. The
fructose in crystallized honey
ferments readily at about 160C.

PROCEDURE
TEST FOR MINERALS:-
1. Test for Potassium:-
2ml of honey is taken in a test tube
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and picric acid solution is added.

 Yellow precipitate indicates the

3. Test for Magnesium:-

2 ml of honey is taken in a test tube
and NH4Cl solution is added to it
and then excess of Ammonium
phospate solution is added. The side
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of the testtube is scratched with a

glass rod. White precipitate indicates

TEST FOR
CARBOHYDRATES
1. Fehling`s test :
2mL of honey is taken in a test tube and
1mL each of Fehling`s solution A and
Fehling`s solution B are added to it 11and
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boiled. Red precipitate indicates the

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 OBSERVATION TABLE
Substance taken: honey
SL. OBSERVATION INFERENCE
TESTS
NO

1. Test for Potassium:-

Yellow ppt.is
observed Potassium is
Honey + Picric acid
present.
solution

2. Test for Calcium:-

Honey + NH4Cl soln. White ppt.or Calcium is
+ milkiness is not absent.
observed
NH4OH sol. filtered +
(NH4)2C2O4

3. Test for
Magnesium:- White ppt.is not Magnesium is
Honey+ NH4OH (till observed absent.
solution becomes
alkaline) + (NH4)3Po4

4. Test for Iron:-

Honey+ conc.HNO3, Blood red colour Iron is present.
heated and cooled, + is observed
potassium
sulphocyanide.

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5. Fehling`s test:-
Honey + 1mL each Red ppt. is
Reducing
of observed
sugar is
Fehling`s solution A present.
and Fehling`s
solution B
6. Tollen’s test:-
Honey + 2-3mL Shining silver Reducing
mirror is carbohydrate is
Tollen`s reagent, observed present
test tube in
water bath for 10
minutes

RESULT :-
1. Iron is present.

2. Calcium is absent.

3. Magnesium is absent.

4. Honey contains reducing sugar.

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