Egg Lab

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Hypothesis:
I predict that when the egg is placed in the vinegar solution, the calcium carbonate shell will dissolve. I predict that when the egg is placed in a hypertonic solution such as corn syrup, it will crenate. I predict that when the egg is placed in a hypotonic solution such as water, it will expand.
Materials:
In our experiment, we used an Eggland’s Best 12 Grade A Large Egg, paper towels, petri dish, triple beam balance, clear plastic cup that served as a beaker, vinegar, corn syrup, and water.
Methods:
On the first day, we weighed the petri dish and then our egg on the petri dish so that we could get the mass of the egg itself, both on the triple beam balance. We recorded our results and observations about the egg. After, we placed our egg in the clear plastic cup and poured vinegar to completely …show more content…

We had to weigh the petri dish to get the actual mass of the egg. The petri dish that we used that day weighed 7.9 grams. The egg in the petri dish weighed 61.55 grams. We had to subtract the mass of the petri dish from the mass of the egg in the petri dish. So the original egg weighed 53.65 grams. Our observations were that it was white, oval-shaped, small, and it had small pink letters for the brand.
On the second day, most of the calcium carbonate shell dissolved and there were bubbles on the top of the cup that showed that. We weighed the egg after sitting in the vinegar solution. We had to weigh the petri dish to get the actual mass of the egg. The petri dish that we used that day weighed 7.95 grams. The egg in the petri dish weighed 92.3 grams. We had to subtract the mass of the petri dish from the mass of the egg in the petri dish. So the egg weighed 84.35 grams. Our observations were that the shell was gone so it was now slightly yellow with many white streaks and the pink letters were gone. It was still oval-shaped but it was bigger in

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