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In the following experiment, the amount of vitamin C content in Sunny D will be compared to regular Prairie Farms® orange juice, as well as a standard sample. This will determine the amount of each of these juices that should be consumed daily to achieve the recommended daily allowance to prevent a disease known as scurvy.


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First a buret was set up in a clamp and filled with 2,6-dichloroindophenol dye solution. Record the initial volume to 0.01 mL. Pipet 10 mL of standard ascorbic acid solution into a 250-mL Erlenmeyer flask. Using a 10 mL graduated cylinder, add 1.5 mL of glacial acetic acid. Add the glacial acetic acid to the 250-mL Erlenmeyer flask. Set the 250-mL Erlenmeyer flask under the buret and begin titrating the ascorbic acid solution with the dye until a light permanent pick color forms, swirl until the light pink color is permanent. Record the final volume of the 2,6 dichloroindophenol dye solution to the nearest 0.01 mL. Repeat. The......

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