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Investigating the Effect of Concentration on Osmosis  

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Ivan Yip Investigating the Effect of Concentration on Osmosis Preliminary Investigation The aim of the preliminary experiment was to find a suitable range to collect our results. To find a suitable range we had to carry out the experiment to see if there was a substantial change in the size and weight of the potato chip after it had been placed in a 1 molar glucose and another chip in distilled water. At the beginning of the experiment we had to cut out potato chips of equal length and similar shape. We obtained the potato chip by using a cork borer; we made sure we cut off the edge with the skin on it, as this would affect the results at the end. Using a scalpel we sliced the cylindrical piece of potato into equal lengths, measured them and then weighed them. These are classified as our initial results. Since we had a boiling...

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