Question
How would you distinguish natural honey from artificial honey?
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Answer
- Natural honey is a colloidal sol. It is distinguished from artificial one by adding ammonia cal $AgNO _3$
- In the case of natural honey, a metallic silver is produced assumes a reddish yellow colour due to the traces of albumin or ethereal oil which acts as a protective colloid,
- In case of artificial honey, a dark yellow (or) greenish yellow precipitate is formed.
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