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Reagentchemicalusedtoconductatest Controlastandardusedtocomparetestresults. Benedict'sSolutionAreagent(chemical)usedtotestfor sugar

LugolssolutionAchemicalusedtotestfor starch Independentvariablethethingwechange Thetypeoffoodwetested DependentvariableThethingthatwe measured Inlab3ourdependentvariablewasthefive differenttypesoffoodandthedistilled waterandiftheyhadsugarorstarch.

Control_Distilledwaterandbenedicts Distilledwaterandlugol's PotatoBudsallcontainedstarchandhad positiveresults,turnedbrownishblack theyellowgreenresultsforthesugartest toldusthattheirwasalittlesugarinthe potatoes. SugarsolutionWasabrightorangeand positiveforsugar Thelightgreenresultofthesugartest withthepotatobudstellsusthattheir waslesssugarinthepotatobudsthen theirwasintheSugarsolutionor marshmallowwhichhadabrightorange result.

lightercolors(lightgreen)meanstheir islesssugaranddarkercolors(like brightorange)meansthattheirismore sugarinthefoodwetested. mostofthefoodswetestedhavesugarand starchinthem,exceptforsugarsolutiondid nothavestarch Distilledwaterwas()forboth Starchwas()forsugarand(+)starch wefoundthatpotatobuds,starch, marshmallowandpowderedeggwere(+) forstarch ()starchresultswerefoundinsugar

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Whentestingthecornstarch,onegroupfound thatitcameup()forthepresenceofstarch. Thisoddresultcouldhavecomefromusboiling outstarchtestandchangedtheresult Theone(+)resultforthestarchtestondistilled waterlikelywasduetothegroupnot understandingHOWtointerprettheresults. Starchtested()forsugarbecauseitwasnot brokendowntoasimplesugar Whatsolutionsdidyouusetotestforstarchand sugar? Whatresultsdidyouexpecttobepositiveand whatonesdidyouexpecttobe() Whatwasyourcontrol?

WhatwastheindependentandDependent variables? Whatcolorsinthestarchtestwouldindicatea(+) result. Thentellmewhichoneswerefound(+)andwhich were()forallsixtypesoffood. Tellmeaboutacoupleunusualresultsandwhy theymayhavehappened.