The Effect of Concentration on Osmosis in Potatoe Chips
Studying the change in osmosis in potato chips placed in sugar
solutions.
Observation:
I have noticed that potato chips decrease in mass when they are in a
high concentration of sugar solution and increase in mass when they
are in a low concentration of sugar solution.
Hypothesis
· A potato chip left in a low concentration of sugar solution will
gain mass where as a potato chip left in a high concentration of sugar
solution will lose mass.
Preliminary work
Before conducting the experiment I carried out some smaller
investigations, to determine how to perform the experiment.
I placed 3 half potatoes in water, having sliced off the bottom and
bored a hole in the centre I filled one with salt, one with sugar and
left one empty to act as a control.
We set the apparatus out like this:
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(A cross section)
I left the experiment for two days. I found that the potato with sugar
in it had a dark brown liquid in it and the control potato had dried
up. This experiment showed osmosis, where water moves from a dilute
solution to a more concentrate solution.
To decide what to measurements to use for the main investigation I did
some additional experiments.
To decide what % sugar solution I should use. I made up several sugar
solutions, I weighed and placed a small potato chip in each, I left
the experiment for 1hour, I weighed them again. When the solution was
more than 20% it was saturated so I used 5 different solutions (0%,
5%, 10%, 15%, 20%)
MAIN INVESTIGATION
Variables
· The independent variable will be the concentration of the sugar.
· The Dependant variable will be the density (in g/cm3) of the potato
2. Drop a gummy bear into each of your prepared beaker or cup and place the beaker or cup
* Note the mass down in the table at the end of the first page.
molecules go in and out of the cell. There is no net movement of water
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I am going to carry out an experiment to measure the change in mass of
Type of tissue- this will be controlled by using only one type of tissue, which is the potato
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Measuring cylinder to measure small amounts of fluids. Pipette to gather small amounts of fluids. Test tube holder to hold test tubes. 2. Molar Salt solutions to submerge potato chips in.
When I am not using them I will place them away from my experiment and
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The potato tubes in higher concentration sugar solution will shrink
water in the potato, then the water will go out of the potato and into
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Equipment Potato, Borer, Beakers, Measuring Cylinder, Stopclocks, Distilled Water, Electronic Balance, Salt solutions of various concentrations. Diagram [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] When we leave the potato in the solution for the allocated time, water