EXPERIMENT NO.

2
Aim:
Adulteration of

Apparatus Required:
Test-tube, water, turmeric powder, test tube holder, Conc. HCL.

Procedure:
Add a pinch of turmeric powder to a test tube, add a few drops of strong Hydrochloric acid.
Shake it well. If the solution turns magenta colour it indicates that there’s a strong presence
of Metanil.
These are detected as follows:

Observation:
Appearance of magenta colour.
 EXPERIMENT NO. 3

Aim:
To detect the presence of adulterants in mustard seeds.

Apparatus Required:
Test-water, mustard seeds , glass beaker.

Procedure:
Adulteration of red lead salts in chili powder:

take a small number of mustard seeds on a glass beaker. Now closely

observe the surface of the mustard.

Observation:
Adulteration of mustard seeds leads to:
The unadulterated mustard seeds will have smooth outer surface while the adulterated mustard
wil have rough and grainy outer surface.

OBSERVATIONS
 EXPERIMENT NO. EXPERIMENT PROCEDURE OSERVATION

01. Adulterants in sugar To small amount of No brisk

water. sugar in a test tube, effervescence
add a few drops of observed.
dil. HCI.

02. Adulteration of yellow To sample of Appearance of

lead salts to turmeric turmeric powder, magenta colour.
powder. add conc. HCI.

03. To detect the presence of Add small amount of unadulterated

adulterants in mustard given mustard seeds mustard seeds will
seed in Beaker containing have a smooth outer
water. surface.