The Experiment Of Investigating The Production Of Ethene Gas From Banana

Experiment 1
Aim: To suggest on investigating the banana produce ethene gas

Hypothesis The bromine water react with ethene to become colourless.

Apparatus: Test tube, boiling tube, stopper, delivery tube, basin, knife, blender

Material: Banana, water, distilled water, bromine solution.

Variable: Manipulated: The present of ethane.

Responding: The colour of the bromine solution.
Fixed: Volume of bromine

Procedure: Activity A (Investigate the production of ethene gas from banana)

1.The banana are peel off using knife.

2. Then, banana is mixed with 10ml distilled water,it is mashed using a
blender.
3. Next, the mashed banana is placed in the boiling tube.
4.The boiling tube is closed using the stopper and the delivery tube is
channeled to the other test tube that contain 5 drop of bromine solution,
as showed in the Figure 1.0 below

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 Delivery
Stoppe

Mashe
d
Bromin
banana
e
Boiling
tube
Test

Figure 1.0
5. The bromine solution colour has been observed.

Experiment 2
Aim: To suggest on investigating that the ripe banana produce ethene gas than
unripe banana.
Hypothesis The ethene gas from the ripe banana decolourise bromine solution faster
than the ethene gas from the unripe banana.

Apparatus: Test tube, boiling tube, stopper, delivery tube, knife, blender, stopwatch
Material: Banana, water, distilled water, bromine solution.
Variable: Manipulated: Type of banana.
Responding: The time taken for colour of the bromine solutionto turn
colourless.
Fixed: Volume of bromine,and the weight of banana.

Activity B (Comparing the production of ethene gas between ripe

banana and unripe banana )

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 1. The ripe banana are peel off using knife.
2. Then, ripe banana is mixed with 10ml of distilled water and mashed
using a blenderit is weight at 70grams.
3. Next, the ripe mashed banana is placed in the boiling tube.
4.The boiling tube is closed using the stopper and the delivery tube is
channeled to the other test tube that contain 5 drop of bromine solution,
as showed in the Figure 2.0 below

Delivery
Stoppe

Mashe
d
Bromin
banana
e
Boiling
tube
Test

Figure 2.0
5.The time taken for the bromine solution to become colourless is
calculated has been recorded.
6.The procedure of 1 until 5 is repeated using unripe banana.

Result: Activity A

Colour of bromine solution drop

Observation Before After
Empty boiling tube Brownish red Brownish red
Boiling tube with Brownish red Colourless
mashed banana
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Activity B
Type of banana Ripe Unripe
used
Time taken for
the bromine
24.46 minute 45.19 minute
solution become
colourless

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Discussion
1. The ethene gas changed the colour of bromine solution from brownish
red to colourless, it prove that the banana producing ethene gas.
2. The ripe banana produces more ethene gas than the unripe banana.
3. The volume of ethene gas produce by the ripe banana is more than the
unripe banana,therefore the bromine solution that is react from the ripe
banana become colourless faster than from the unripe banana.
4. The ethene gas are produce during the ripening of the fruit.Banana is
one example of fruit that produce ethene gas during ripening.
5.In this experiment to make sure it is the “fair test” the weight of the
banana is the same that is 70g.The same method and apparatus is same,
also the procedure, the only thing that is different is only the type of
banana that is ripe and unripe.
6.The reaction that takes placed is showed in the form of equation below:

Ethene = C2H4
Bromine = Br2

Addition of CH2=CH2 + Br2 -----> CH2BrCH2Br

Bromine 1,2-dibromoethane

Conclusion Banana producing ethene gas therefore it turn the bromine solution to
become colourless.,The ripe banana producing more ethene gas than the
unripe banana as the time taken for the ripe banana to decolourise the
bromine solution is lesser than the unripe banana.The hypothesis is
accepted.
REFLECTION

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 Thank to god as I can finish this Science Project on time finally. We were given
this task in middle July by our lecturer, Madam Rozinawati and we had told to hand in
the task on 9 August 2009.
We admitted that at first, we felt so blur and a little bit nervous because we do not
know how and what to do in completing this project. Our task was to do an experiment
on ethene gas that is produce in banana. We are divided into 10 groups which 2 person
for each group to do the experiment. We should do complete this project together with
our own pair but the report and the procedure report should be done individually. I used
the information and some notes given to find the simplest method extracting the banana
to produce ethene gas. The reason is all fruit producing ethene gas during ripening.
Along the way, in doing this project, I gained a lot of knowledge about the fruit
can produce ethene that I do not know before. A few problems occurred along the time
we attempt to finish this task. The problems that we got to face are such as, time
constraint and to do the experiment that we need to do, this is because we could not
find the time to make up the experiment. Besides, I also do not understand what to do at
the beginning of the experiment. After I search the information from internet, and also do
some discussion with my friends, I could understand and imagine what I should do
actually.
From all above, honestly I feel happy and enjoy doing this task because it relates
with science and our daily life. I want to thank my science lecturers and all my friends
for helping me to find the information. I hope my lecturer will be satisfied and happy with
this chemistry project report .Once again I would like to thank to all who have given
support until this project was completed successfully

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 Appendix

Material

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 Unripe Banana Ripe Banana

Bromine water

Ripe banana

Unripe banana

Bromine turn to colourless

Apparatus

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 Delivery tube Stopper

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