Investigation of Factors Affect Osmosis in Potatoes Aim The aim of the following experiment was to investigate the effect of varying the concentration of sucrose solution on osmosis in a potato. Preliminary Experiments One preliminary experiment was done before the main experiment. From the preliminary‚ we were trying to find out how osmosis actually occurred in potatoes‚ and gave us a vague idea on what the main experiment would be like. This preliminary will aid my prediction
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Question 1: How does Osmosis works It refers to the movement of water molecules from an area of high-level water concentration‚ that is‚ a dilute solution‚ to an area of low-level water concentration‚ that is‚ a strong solution through a semi-permeable membrane. (Passmyexams.co.uk‚ 2015) Actually‚ water moves in a bi-directional manner with the aim of leveling up the concentration. However‚ a high number of water molecules move from the fresh water towards the salty water. The outcome
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while the other two potatoes remained firm. There was also an awful odor that only came from the potato in the tap water. Conclusion: The hypothesis was correct. The 40% salt solution killed the sailor. This solution was hypertonic which causes osmosis to move the water out of the cell. The sailor then became too dehydrated and died. Salt absorbs water‚ which is why drinking salt water is not good for
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Diffusion & Osmosis 9/16/14-9/19/14; Jessica Bullock‚ Andrew Buchholz‚ Kristamae Masiclat TITLE: Different Ways to Express Diffusion and Osmosis INTRODUCTION: Diffusion is the spontaneous movement of a substance down its concentration gradient‚ from a region where it is more concentrated to a region where it is less concentrated. Osmosis is the diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane. The objective of this lab is to observe the different effects of diffusion and osmosis through
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1.1. Equations and Graphs In each of problems 1 - 4‚ find (a) an ordered pair that is a solution of the equation‚ (b) the intercepts of the graph‚ and (c) determine if the graph has symmetry. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Once a car is driven off of the dealership lot‚ it loses a significant amount of its resale value. The graph below shows the depreciated value of a BMW versus that of a Chevy after years. Which of the following statements is the best conclusion about the data? a. You should
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at that price | | C. | the quantity that consumers are willing and able to buy and the quantity that sellers are willing and able to offer | | D. | the price of a product and the demand for the productRefer to Figure 4-4 ( Course Documents - Graph Resources for Exams) What area represents producer surplus at P2 ?Answer | A. | A + B + D | | B. | B + D | | C. | B + D + G | | D. | B + C + D + E | Which of the following would cause an increase in the equilibrium price and decrease in
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AHP216 04/16/13 I. Introduction: The purpose of this experiment is to observe the osmosis reaction in a potato with salt and water. In cooking cooks will soak their cut potato’s in water if they will not use them immediately. This allows the potato’s to be used later without turning color. The experiment shows the flow of water through the membranes of the potato with salt over a period of four hours. II. Objective: The reaction of the potato to the side submerged in water and the half excavated
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Chart/Graph Paper Kelly Preskorn HCS/438 Statistical Applications October 12‚ 2010 Lynn Bertsch Chart/Graph Paper “Data are summarized in a visual way using charts and graphs (Rumsey‚ 2010).” Some of the basic graphs used include pie charts‚ bar charts‚ and histograms. Pie charts used more for percentages‚ bar charts used to compare groups and histograms to show numerical data. Pie charts take data that is categorized and shows percentages or individuals that can be placed into
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had its roots in the work of two mathematicians‚ Paul Erdos and Alfred Renyi. Their work suggested that systems such as communications could be effectively modelled by connecting nodes with randomly placed links. Their simple approach revitalised graph theory and led to the emergence of the field of random networks. An important prediction of random network theory is regardless of the random placement of links most nodes will still have approximately the same number of links. In fact‚ in a random
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In Graph 1‚ each line of color represents a different level of pH added to the solution. When pH 9 was added‚ it produced the highest rate of reaction (the most oxygen was produced)‚ whereas when the more acidic pH 5 was added‚ the rate of reaction was much slower‚ and less efficient. The higher the oxygen evolved (gas produced)‚ the more reactions were being produced/higher rate of reaction. Different types of enzymes’ reaction proportions differ based on the pH being added. For example‚ intestinal
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