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Essay about Effect of Concentration on Osmosis

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Effect of Concentration on Osmosis

Aim

To find out how the concentration of sucrose solution affects the mass of the potato chip left in the solution for one day.

Prediction

I predict that when the sucrose concentration is low the potato chip will gain mass. This is because there will be a higher sucrose concentration in the potato chip so water will go into the potato from the solution. I predict that when there is a high concentration of sucrose the potato will lose mass. This is because there is a higher concentration of sucrose solution in the solution compared to that in the potato chip so water from the potato will go into the solution to even it out.

Osmosis is "the movement of a solvent through a selectively …show more content…

I will measure their length with a ruler in mm and their mass on the scales in g. I will have two potato chips in each test tube so that I can take an average of the two masses and lengths at each concentration to make it more accurate. The independent variable will be the concentration of the sucrose solution. I will do the experiment at five different levels of concentration; 1mol, 0.75 mol 0.5 mol, 0.25 mol, 0 mol.

Each of the solutions will be 20ml. 1mol = 20ml sucrose

0.75mol = 15ml sucrose and 5ml distilled water

0.5mol = 10ml sucrose and 10ml distilled water

0.25mol = 5ml sucrose and 15ml distilled water

0mol = 20ml distilled water

I will make sure that all the potato chips are the same length and width by cutting them with the same borer and measuring their lengths and cutting them to all be equal. I will not leave and potato peel on the ends of any of them as this may not let water through as easily. I will put them all in the test tubes at the same time and get them out at the same time so as they all have the same length of time in the solution. I will keep them all inn the same place so they all have the same temperature and light. Once I have got them out I will gently pat them dry, as I do not want to include the liquid on them as their mass. I will measure each of

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