Thepayment sugar beet growers receive is based on the sucrosecontent of their delivered beets. A sample is taken from each loadof beets and the sugar content in the beets is determined bypolarimetry of the beet extract. In a typical situation 50 grams ofpulverized beet tissue is homogenized with 360ml of dilute aluminumsulfate. The homogenate is filtered and the optical rotation isdetermined by use of a polarimeter. For one sample, the followingobservation were noted:
Tube length=4 decimeters
temperature=20 degree celsius
optical rotation (a)= +4.97 degree
total volume of extract=405ml
1. how much sucrose was contained in the 50 gram sample?
2. If the sugar beet grower receives $0.145 for each pound ofsugar, what would he receive for one metric ton (1000Kg) ofbeet?
Thepayment sugar beet growers receive is based on the sucrosecontent of their delivered beets. A sample is taken from each loadof beets and the sugar content in the beets is determined bypolarimetry of the beet extract. In a typical situation 50 grams ofpulverized beet tissue is homogenized with 360ml of dilute aluminumsulfate. The homogenate is filtered and the optical rotation isdetermined by use of a polarimeter. For one sample, the followingobservation were noted:
Tube length=4 decimeters
temperature=20 degree celsius
optical rotation (a)= +4.97 degree
total volume of extract=405ml
1. how much sucrose was contained in the 50 gram sample?
2. If the sugar beet grower receives $0.145 for each pound ofsugar, what would he receive for one metric ton (1000Kg) ofbeet?
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