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Analysis Of The Solute Concentration Of Solanum Tuberosum
The purpose of this lab was to determine the solute concentration of Solanum tuberosum by calculating the percent change in mass of pieces of Yellow Flesh Potatoes in 0.0M, 0.2M. 0.4M, 0.6M, 0.8M and 1.0M sucrose solutions. An error was made in the procedure when creating the intended sucrose solutions of 0.0M, 0.2M. 0.4M, 0.6M, 0.8M, 1.0M and it created actual sucrose solutions of 0.0M, 0.188M. 0.355M, 0.505M, 0.639M, and 0.755M. The actual sucrose solution and percent change in mass were graphed and a linear regression equation was generated. With this linear regression, the solute concentration of S. tuberosum was determined to be 0.173 M. It was hypothesized that the solute concentration of a potato is determined when there is no net
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