Every valentine’s day, CVS sells chocolate-covered cherries. The chocolate-covered cherries are like a mini cake with a cherry inside. The cake comprises a combination of sucrose (powder sugar), butter, cherry juice, and an enzyme (invertase). Time (hours) Sucrose Concentration (g/cm3) 0 0.844 24 0.681 48 0.550 96 0.357 192 0.153 While stored at 5.00C, the sucrose hydrolyzes to produce glucose and fructose. The mixture of the glucose and fructose is a liquid called invert sugar. Below you will find the concentration of sucrose in the cake as a function of time. For the cherries to be edible, the 85% of the sucrose must be hydrolyzed. Before you start to answer the question, create a data table that comprises sucrose concentration in units of moles per liter.
Every valentine’s day, CVS sells chocolate-covered cherries. The chocolate-covered cherries are like a mini cake with a cherry inside. The cake comprises a combination of sucrose (powder sugar), butter, cherry juice, and an enzyme (invertase).
Time (hours) |
Sucrose Concentration (g/cm3) |
0 |
0.844 |
24 |
0.681 |
48 |
0.550 |
96 |
0.357 |
192 |
0.153 |
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While stored at 5.00C, the sucrose hydrolyzes to produce glucose and fructose. The mixture of the glucose and fructose is a liquid called invert sugar. Below you will find the concentration of sucrose in the cake as a function of time. For the cherries to be edible, the 85% of the sucrose must be hydrolyzed.
Before you start to answer the question, create a data table that comprises sucrose concentration in units of moles per liter.
- Write the
chemical reaction that demonstrates the hydrolysis of sucrose.
- With the data, determine how long it will take for 85% of the sucrose to be converted into glucose and fructose. You must show your work.
- What would happen if the invertase was not included in the recipe?
- Create a graph that demonstrates how the reaction will behave if the storage temperature increases as a function of time.

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