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21.3: Data and Analysis

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Data Collection (25 points) 

Following your detailed protocol, perform all the experiments. Record your observations and take pictures of your key steps in the process. Your observations and images need to be incorporated in your data section and this section should be as detailed as possible as you will use this information to complete your discussion. 

 

Water 

Food color 

Color 1 with range 

Color 2 with range 

Color 3 with range 

Red 

 

 

 

Yellow 

 

 

 

Green 

 

 

 

blue 

 

 

 

Solvent front 

 

 

 

 

Salt Water 

Food color 

Color 1 with range 

Color 2 with range 

Color 3 with range 

Red 

 

 

 

Yellow 

 

 

 

Green 

 

 

 

blue 

 

 

 

Solvent front 

 

 

 

 

Isopropyl alcohol 

Food color 

Color 1 with range 

Color 2 with range 

Color 3 with range 

Red 

 

 

 

Yellow 

 

 

 

Green 

 

 

 

blue 

 

 

 

Solvent front 

 

 

 

 

Water 

Candy 

Color 1 with range 

Color 2 with range 

Color 3 with range 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solvent front 

 

 

 

 

Salt Water 

Candy 

Color 1 with range 

Color 2 with range 

Color 3 with range 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solvent front 

 

 

 

 

Isopropyl alcohol 

Candy 

Color 1 with range 

Color 2 with range 

Color 3 with range 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solvent front 

 

 

 

 

Data Processing (25 points) 

  1. To compare data between groups, how are the distances from the starting line standardized to take into account different run times?  

  1. What are the primary colors? What are secondary colors? 

  1. Provide evidence to indicate whether the primary colors of the food dye were made up of a single-color dye. 

  1. Why did you use 3 different solvents to investigate your dye colors? 

  1. Did all the solvents move at the same speed up the paper? Explain. 

  1. Fill in the following table using the observations and data from your  

Assumptions made 

Testing the assumption  

If assumptions are wrong ... 

The distilled water is pure 

Evaporate it and check for residue 

The density would change depending on the density of the contaminant 

Food color is water soluble 

Try dissolving food color in nonpolar solvent 

  

Candy dye separates into component colors in water 

  

Only one color will be observed 

  

  

  

  


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