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2. Explore decay - practical

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Describe how to investigate the effect of temperature on the rate of decay of fresh milk by measuring the pH change

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decay

To rot or decompose through the action of bacteria and fungi.

denature

To take away or alter the natural qualities of.

moisture

Water or liquid diffused in a small quantity as vapour.

detritivore

An animal which feeds on dead organic material, especially plant detritus.

enzyme

A biological catalyst and is almost always a protein which speeds up the rate of a specific chemical reaction in the cell.

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Resources: A small beaker containing milk (full fat or semi-skimmed, but not UHT), a small beaker containing sodium carbonate solution (0.05 mol dm−3 ), a small beaker containing 5% lipase solution, 250 cm3 beakers, to be used as water baths, test tubes, a test tube rack, a marker pen, 10 cm3 plastic syringes, a stirring thermometer, stop clock / stopwatch, phenolphthalein in a dropper bottle, an electric kettle, for heating water, ice, for investigating temperatures below room temperature.

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