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Osmosis In Potato Course Work

Submitted by leenakhan88 on January 19, 2007

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What affect does concentration of solution have on potato tissue?
In my preliminary investigation, I will be controlling the following variables:
• length of potato cylinder;
• amount of solution / water;
• type of potato;
• size of potato;
• temperature of water;
• same ruler / person.
Changing the concentration of solution:
Using three glass test tubes, I will set up the following configuration:
• Test tube 1 - Distilled water;
• Test tube 2 - 5% salt solution;
• Test tube 3 - 10% salt solution.
All quantities will be made the same and accurately measured to ensure a fair test.
I will accurately cut three pieces of potato chip (40mm / 4cm), each one the same length. Each chip will then be inserted into each test tube simultaneously. I will then leave them in the test-tube for twenty minutes, take each out simultaneously and then record the difference in length for each chip.
After conducting my preliminary experiment, I have recorded the following results:

To improve the reliability / accuracy of my preliminary investigation, I could make the following changes:
• not using the same cylinder to measure out the different water solutions;
• calculating the mass change in the potato chip, by measuring both length and width of the potato chip;
• calculating a value.
I am investigating what effect changing the external concentration of a solution has on potato tissue. I have carried out a preliminary result and will now repeat the experiment with an improved method after reviewing the flaws discovered in my preliminary experiment.
There are several variables I can control in order to get a different outcome to my experiment:


• temperature of the atmosphere in which the investigation takes place;
• surface on which the investigation takes place;
• length...

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