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Honors Chemistry Common Lab Assessment 1: Using the Density to Find the Amount of Sugar in a Carbonated Beverage Name: Elisa Johnson Lab Partner: Marleigh Bickel Block 1 Honors Chemistry Experiment Date: Thursday October 9, 2014 Report Date: Friday October 27, 2014 ABSTRACT: The purpose of this lab was to investigate the amount of sugar in carbonated beverages by using the density of solutions, and also to create a standard curve with the percent sugar in sugar solutions. INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this lab was to investigate the amount of sugar in carbonated beverages by using the density of solutions, and also to create a standard curve with the percent sugar from sugar solutions to find the percent sugar of flat†¦show more content†¦Consumption of sugary drink can lead to many health risks such as stroke, diabetes, cancer and many more. According to a new study by UC San Francisco, drinking sugary drinks can accelerate aging as much as smoking does. The research team found that drinking a 20-ounce soda every day accelerates aging by about 4.6 years. People who drink a lot of sugary soda had shorter telomeres, decreasing cells life cycle (Bonar). The length of telomeres has already been associated with human lifespan. In a three-person case study, Dr. Mohamed Bassiouny studied the teeth of a diet soda drinker and two drug addicts and found identical dental erosion among all 3. When the enamel was worn away, teeth became more open to cavities and other problems. With a pH of 3.2, diet soda is very acidic (Meredith). To avoid all these problems, a simple solution would be to check the nutrition label on sodas and other carbonated beverages. To calculate percent of sugar in a beverage, in the nutrition label locate the number and percentage in grams of total carbohydrates. For example, a label lists 28 grams of total carbohydrates and underneath it on the line marked â€Å"Sugars,† it lists 6 grams of sugar. So then, divide the number of grams of sugar by the number of carbohydrates to get 0.214. After that, multiply the number by 100 to eliminate the decimal, and by doing that, the total carbohydrates would be 21.4