Most
of an egg is water.
The nearly colourless liquid
in the egg is a solution of proteins.
* Mix 5 ml of the colourless
egg liquid with 10 ml water, in which you had dissolved a spatula
of salt before.
* Left: Blow into
a sample of this diluted solution:
Observation:
The solution of protein foams, protein molecules act like soap reducing
the surface tension of water. (If you want to
mix plant oil and water to have a mayonnaise
take the liquid in the egg).
* Right: Distribute
this solution on 4 vials.
* Vial 1 is left untreated
as control.
* Vial 2: heat by a micro burner.
* Vial 3: Add some drops
of hydrochloric acid. * Vial 4: Add some drops of copper sulfate.
Observation:
By heating and by adding acid and copper sulfate solution a solid is formed.
Explanation:
The dissolved protein molecules are damaged by heat, acid and heavy metal
salts.