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    between the volume of a gas and the temperature of a gas at constant pressure. Verify Charles’s law. BACKGROUND INFORMATION The volume of a gas at constant pressure increases when the temperature of the gas is raised. This observation was first made by Jacques A. C. Charles in 1787. A quantitative study did not follow‚ however‚ until 1802‚ when Joseph L. Gay’ Lussac determined the relationship between the volume of a gas and its temperature. The relationship between the volume and the temperature

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    known as osmolarity‚[1] is the measure of solute concentration‚ defined as the number of osmoles (Osm) of solute per litre (L) of solution (osmol/L or Osm/L). The osmolarity of a solution is usually expressed as Osm/L (pronounced "osmolar")‚ in the same way that the molarity of a solution is expressed as "M" (pronounced "molar"). Whereas molarity measures the number of moles of solute per unit volume of solution‚ osmolarity measures the number of osmoles of solute particles per unit volume of solution

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    Based on the result‚ what is known now is when osmolarity is low‚ the hemolysis is high; while when osmolarity is high‚ the hemolysis is low. This supports the hypothesis if the erythrocytes were placed into a high osmotic solution‚ then the erythrocytes would have a lower hemolysis percentage. As shown in graph 1‚ when the erythrocytes were placed into the tube containing 250 to 390 osmolarity of solution‚ the erythrocytes results in below 26 hemolysis percentage. When the erythrocytes were placed

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    Estimating Osmolarity by change in weight Abstract Water flows in and out of cells in an attempt to attain a state of equilibrium. The concentration of solutes to solvent in the cells environment is the cause of the water flow. Plant and animal cells can be negatively affected or positively affected due to the concentration balance in their environment. Potato cells were used to see the affects of sucrose in different concentrations. In some

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    Osmolarity TITTLE: practical of estimation of osmolarity in tissues by bathing samples in hypertonic and hypotonic solutions. INTRODUCTION: Osmolarity is the osmolar concentration of plasma and is proportional to the number of particles per liter of solutions shown as (mmol/l). It is derived from the measures Na+ and K+‚ urea and glucose concentrations. Since the volume of solution changes with the amount of solute added also it change in temperature and pressure‚ osmolarity we can say it’s

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    the volume and concentration of urine in order to demonstrate the control of ADH over blood plasma osmolarity. Since non-invasive methods were preferred the volume and concentration of urine was used in place of drawing blood. The results that we our anticipating are that ADH levels in the group of subjects that ingested the 6 gm. Of NaCl would increase over time in response to the increased osmolarity of the blood from all of the salt. Urine output would decrease and eventually the body would

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    Determining the Osmolarity of a Potato Mishal Hasan Abstract Students in Biology find it difficult to understand the concept of tonicity and osmolarity in a real time situation. In this investigation‚ several concentrations of sucrose were used to determine the osmolarity of a potato. It was found that the concentration of sucrose was close to 3.6 in the potato used showing that it was isotonic. Anything above caused the potato to gain weight showing that it was a hypotonic solution and anything

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    Estimating Osmolarity by Change in Weight By: Sondus Kahil 27 February 2012 TA- Ashley Hintz Biology 200A-section 002 Abstract: My group and I conducted the experiment that estimates osmolarity by change in weight of potato tubers‚ this was conducted in order to explore the process of diffusion and osmosis and more importantly to investigate the question of “Does different concentrations of sucrose solutions have an effect on the final weight for the potato

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    Estimating Osmolarity of Plant Cells Criteria Assessed: DCP Introduction In this experiment you will be estimating the osmolarity of potato cells by finding their change in weight in solutions of known molarity. The object is to find the molarity where the mass does not change. No net change in weight indicates that there has been no net gain or loss of water. This is a means of indirectly finding the osmolarity of the cells themselves. Apparatus 1 large potato Petri dish 7 x 250 ml beakers

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    Data Set Pressure in kPa Volume in mL 1 150 20 2 100 30 3 75 40 4 60 50 5 45 60 6 40 70 Graph: [10 points] Create a graph of your data for this part of the lab. You may use any graphing tool to create the graph‚ but be sure to follow common guidelines for creating a graph. INSERT GRAPH HERE Conclusion: Answer the following questions after completing the lab. 1) Describe the relationship that you observed between pressure and volume in this lab. Refer to your data

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