The effect of the solution concentration of sodium chloride on diffusion in yam cores compared to the solution concentration of water
Abstract
The purpose of the experiment was to see if different solution concentrations had an effect on diffusion. Our group established a hypothesis that stated; sodium chloride will make the yam cores weigh less than in water. In order to start experimenting, we obtained 10 yam cores, weighed them and placed them in five cups that contained 50 mL of water. At 10-minute intervals, we would take them out and weigh them again for 30 minutes. We repeated this experiment using another five set of cups that contained 50 mL of 1M sodium chloride. After gathering the data, we calculated the change in weight of the yam cores, performed a t test and constructed graphs. After performing a t test, I found the p value
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Since the p value was greater than the alpha level, it indicated that the results were not statistically significant (Bridge etal 2015). We did not reject the null hypothesis and reject our hypothesis. Based on the tables and graphs that were constructed, we were able to see that the sodium chloride acted as a hypertonic solution for the yam cores compared to the water (McGraw-Hill Education 2003). Although we were able to visually see a difference between the two solutions, it was not significant enough to reject the null hypothesis. Since a yam is a plant of the genus Dioscorea, it contains cells that are partially permeable membranes. The membrane only allows certain molecules to pass through, water molecules are easily able to go through (Freeman 2011). Since sodium chloride is a normal saline it contains salt. The salt ions are not easily able to pass through the cell membrane like water. Compared to water, the sodium chloride should make the potatoes weigh less than in water, which should support our
The appearance after this period resulted in another color change back to white. The crucible, lid, and hydrated copper sulfate was weighed again to calculate the mass of water lost by dehydration (described in table 1.3). This was done by subtracting the final mass by the initial mass of the crucible, lid, and compound. The mass of the crucible would remain unchanged while the mass of the compound would be altered. This trial was repeated 3 times and 1 extra set of data was taken from 2 separate groups to include
First, it was hypothesized that test tube "A", the control, would not show any red concentration, test tube "B" which contains supernatant II would show the most red concentration and test tube "C" which contains sediment II would only show a little red concentration. The second hypothesis states that the raw corn kernels would have mitochondrial activity while the boiled corn kernels would not. The last hypothesis interprets that the "gunk" and sediment I will both contain starch granules. It was only expected to find mitochondrial activity in Supernatant II. Unfortunately, after performing this experiment, we were not able to support this hypothesis and come up with a conclusion.
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We zeroed out the scale and weighed all four potato cores at once and recorded the mass. We then put those potato cores into the beaker of 75 mL of solution. With the potato cores in the beaker we then put a watch glass over the top of the beaker to minimize the amount of solution that evaporates. We let the potato cores sit in the solution overnight. The next day we then emptied the beaker of the solution by carefully draining the solution, while not letting the potato cores fall out.
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