Sugar in Coke Lab Report Sheet:

Name___________________________ Date______10/23/19______
Provide a brief statement of the purpose of this activity and explain the idea behind a calibration
curve.

The purpose of this experiment was to determine the amount of sugar contained in a 12 fl. Ounce
can of Coke (in volume). Using a calibration curve will show us the relationship between density and
mass of sugar in the solution, and help determine the unknown factor (how much sugar is
contained in a Coke can).
Mass of Mass of Mass of Mass of Mass of Dissolved Density of
empty flask and flask with sugar (g) solution sugar (g) solution
flask (g) sugar (g) solution (g) per mL (g/mL)
(g) solution
Pure H2O 34.992 N/A 84.7 N/A 49.708 0 0.994
Flask 1 35.190 35.720 84.872 0.530 49.682 0.012 0.993
Flask 2 35.096 36.764 85.403 1.688 50.307 0.034 1.006
Flask 3 35.164 38.246 85.861 3.082 50.697 0.062 1.014
Flask 4 35.120 40.335 86.597 5.215 51.477 0.104 1.030
Flask 5 35.090 41.641 87.300 6.551 52.21 0.131 1.044
Mass of 34.992
clean dry
flask

Degassed Coke Mass of empty Mass of flask Mass of dissolved Density of

flask (g) with Coke (g) sugar (g/mL) solution (g/mL)
51.384 86.463 35.079 1.029

Results:
 The Correlation Between Mass of Sugar per mL
Solution and Density of Solution
1.05
y = 0.3879x + 0.9913 1.044
Desnity of Solution (g/mL) 1.04 R² = 0.9872
1.03 1.03

1.02
1.014
1.01
1.006
1
0.994 0.993
0.99

0.98
0 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.1 0.12 0.14
Dissolved sugar per mL solution

Report the amount of sugar in 1 mL and 1 can of coke, showing any necessary calculations.

To find the amount of sugar in 1mL of Coke, I took the density of the Coke that we found (1.029
g/mL) and plugged it into “y” in our graph’s formula, then solved algebraically for “x”.

y = 0.3879x + 0.9913
1.029= 0.3879x + 0.9913
x= 0.097189997

amount of sugar in 1mL of Coke= 0.097189997g

To find the amount of sugar in 1 can of Coke, I multiplied the amount of mL in 12 fl ounces of Coke
(354.882 mL) and the amount of sugar in 1 mL of Coke.

354.882mL x 0.097189997g/mL=

34.4909 g of sugar in a can of coke

Present the percent error for your amount of sugar in a can of coke with respect to the number
given on the label, showing any necessary calculations.

Since the amount of sugar in a can of Coke is presented on the label as 39.00g, the percent error
would be:
[(|34.4909g-39.00g|)/39.00g] x 100 =11.56%
Based upon if your value is greater or less than the labeled sugar content, provide any valid sources
of error

Since our value is less than the labeled sugar content, our error could stem from measuring any
amounts of water, sugar, or solution incorrectly. We could have spilled some sugar, resulting in a
whole different set of measurements (especially density). We also could have measured some
substances that were not necessarily pure, which also could have affected our data.