The chemistry teacher has been doing iodine titration of vitamin c using starch indicator. I put out starch solution for the indicator but she says that using solid starch works better. I have not come across this before, just thought I would see if anyone else uses solid starch.
I did a search of my books and online and they all say starch solution so not sure about this one! would it matter using solid starch or solution.
(I did a test run myself and had no problems with the starch solution )
Starch indicator
Re: Starch indicator
No we use solution here made some up yesterday....i have never heard of using solid.
Let us know how it goes.
Let us know how it goes.
Re: Starch indicator
Tell her she's dreaming!
And I use those little starch packing beads. I will never use starch powder ever again! Experiment a little, but from memory it's between 5 packing beads per 100ml for a strong solution. I think I ended up at 10 beads per 500mL for last year's Vitamin C titrations.
Recipe is: 10 packing beads in a large beaker.
Add 300ml of very hot water.
Stir a lot - I use a magnetic stirrer
Add cold water to bring it up to 500mL
Filter if necessary to get the glunky bits out.
Too easy!
And I use those little starch packing beads. I will never use starch powder ever again! Experiment a little, but from memory it's between 5 packing beads per 100ml for a strong solution. I think I ended up at 10 beads per 500mL for last year's Vitamin C titrations.
Recipe is: 10 packing beads in a large beaker.
Add 300ml of very hot water.
Stir a lot - I use a magnetic stirrer
Add cold water to bring it up to 500mL
Filter if necessary to get the glunky bits out.
Too easy!
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Re: Starch indicator
Thanks Smiley I will add that one to my recipes. I just threw out some of those starch packing beads, never again, I knew I should have kept them but I was in a cleaning frame of mind!
I am waiting for some confirmation about using starch solution before I talk to the teacher , then again I might not bother, its all too hard sometimes!
I am waiting for some confirmation about using starch solution before I talk to the teacher , then again I might not bother, its all too hard sometimes!
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Re: Starch indicator
It only takes a second to make a paste with cold water and a couple of spatulas of starch and chuck in boiling water. Lovely indicator and then keep it in the fridge.
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I am with Smiley!!
Only drawback is, I asked everyone at school to keep the beads and now I need a special room just to keep them, he he he
They are very good for genetics in yr 10, they get a truckload of them and mark them as eggs or sperms and do predictions of sex of a baby, use them for testing food and everyday substances, just drop iodine straight on to one and it turns blue and offcouse use them for making starch
Lada
Only drawback is, I asked everyone at school to keep the beads and now I need a special room just to keep them, he he he
They are very good for genetics in yr 10, they get a truckload of them and mark them as eggs or sperms and do predictions of sex of a baby, use them for testing food and everyday substances, just drop iodine straight on to one and it turns blue and offcouse use them for making starch
Lada