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Coca Cola Distillation

The document describes a student lab activity where Coca-Cola is separated using distillation. Distillation separates Coca-Cola into volatile flavor chemicals, water, and a concentrated cola syrup based on differences in boiling points. The activity demonstrates the application of boiling points to separate liquids and identifies some components of Coca-Cola.

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Coca Cola Distillation

The document describes a student lab activity where Coca-Cola is separated using distillation. Distillation separates Coca-Cola into volatile flavor chemicals, water, and a concentrated cola syrup based on differences in boiling points. The activity demonstrates the application of boiling points to separate liquids and identifies some components of Coca-Cola.

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Coca-Cola Distillation

Annotation
Students will separate fractions of Coca-Cola by distillation. Distillation will separate volatile flavor
chemicals, water, and concentrated cola syrup. This activity demonstrates a practical application of
chemical boiling points and identifies some of the components of Coca-Cola.

Primary Learning Outcome:


Students should identify distillation as a method of separating liquids with differing boiling points.
Students should recognize relationship between boiling points of chemicals and the order of
separation during distillation.
Students should identify distillation as a physical process.

Additional Learning Outcomes:


Students should recognize that foods are made up of a combination of chemicals.

Assessed QCC:
Grade: 9-12
Science
Physical Science

Non-Assessed QCC:

Total Duration:
50 minutes

Materials and Equipment:


Distillation apparatus.
100 mL Coca-Cola per lab station
100 mL Graduated Cylinder
Boiling Chips
Thermometer
Heat Source
Safety Goggles

Procedures:
Step One

1. Add boiling chip to distilling flask.


2. Add 100 mL Coca-Cola to distilling flask.
3. Assemble distillation apparatus.
4. Heat Coca-Cola slowly. Do not exceed 100C.
5. Observe odors as heating begins.
6. Continue heating until clear fraction is collected in collection flask and dark brown syrup is
left in distilling flask.
7. Remove heat before syrup dries.
8. Complete discussion questions.
9. After glassware has cooled, dismantle distillation setup and clean glassware.
Discussion:
1. Odors detected early in the distillation from volatile (low-boiling point) flavor chemicals.
The next fraction of chemical to come out of Coca-Cola is the clear liquid collected in the
collection flask. What is this chemical? How does its boiling point help us to identify the
chemical?
2. What is left in the distillation flask at the end of the distillation (look at the ingredients list
for help)? How does this relate to the way that Coca-Cola is made (think of a restaurant soda
fountain)?
3. Was this distillation a physical or chemical process? Explain you answer.
4. Define chemical. Are there chemicals in Coca-Cola?

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