Egg Science

These are very rough notes describing some experiments we’re developing that use common household proteins to illustrate

1. Polymers

2. Gelation

3. Solution-Solvent interactions

4. Chemical Equilibria and Rates of Reaction.

Activities –

1. Denature Egg White under different solution conditions. Use a few milliliters of egg white in a test tube + 1 millilitre of test solution.

2. You can use acid, base, alchohols, organics, salts + whatever you like.

3. You can extend the activity to look at temperature dependence. At 50C everything happens much faster.

From left to right (Raw Egg, Egg + Acetone initially, Egg + Acetone after mixing)

From Left to right (Methanol, Sodium Chloride (no precipate), Copper Sulphate )