Investigating the Concentration of Plant Cell Sap Using Potato Tuber Cells

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Investigating the Concentration of Plant Cell Sap Using Potato Tuber Cells

An experiment to work out the concentration of plant cell sap using

potato tuber cells

First of all and the most important are the safety precautions we will

take throughout this experiment

· Wear safety glasses to protect eyes

· Handling the acids carefully

· Careful while using kitchen knife

(And all the simple things such as not running etc.)

Another important aspect before we start is making the experiment a

fair test. This includes making sure the volume of each acid is the

same using a measuring cylinder. The same temperature for each

individual solution will be the same as they will be done one after

the other and left for the same amount of time in the same place. A

significant temperature change in between each one is unlikely to

occur, especially indoors. Also the 6 potato chips will be the same

size (using a ruler). The only difference between each solution will

be the concentration.

Apparatus -

· Cork borer

· Potato

· Measuring cylinder

· Glass test tubes

· 6 petri dishes with lids

· Kitchen knife

· White tile

· Weighing scales

· Different sugar concentrations/molarities (0.1M, 0.2M etc)

· Washable pen

Useful Science involved -

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Osmosis

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Osmosis is the diffusion of water from a dilute solution to a more

concentrated solution through a semi-permeable membrane. The water

moves from where it's a high concentration to where it's a low

concentration. Concentration of the water is the only thing that

matters; the solute molecules (e.g. sugar) can't pass through the

membrane. The effect of all of this is to gradually dilute the sugar

solution

Example -

Prediction - After taking a close look at my preliminary experiment, I

predict that the molarity of the potato will be 0.3M and the mass will

increase if the solution is less than 0.

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