ERIC Number: EJ1279972
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Dec
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
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How Should Apples Be Prepared for a Fruit Salad? A Guided Inquiry Physical Chemistry Experiment
Journal of Chemical Education, v97 n12 p4475-4481 Dec 2020
In this guided inquiry experiment, students extract catecholase enzyme from apples to catalyze the oxidation of catechol. They follow the reaction using the UV--vis absorbance of the "p"-benzophenone produced to determine the Michaelis-Menten kinetic parameters. Students make selected experimental choices within a structured framework such as selecting the apple varietal, the pH of the reaction mixture, and the reaction inhibitor. The experiment has been tested at multiple universities in physical chemistry laboratory courses with both large and small enrollments. We describe the experiment and its implementation in both synchronously and asynchronously taught courses.
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Science Experiments, Decision Making, Laboratory Experiments, Undergraduate Students, Kinetics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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