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This is an experiment to find out what factors affect osmosis in potato chips.
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Osmosis Coursework Introduction This is an experiment to find out what factors affect osmosis in potato chips. The experiment will inform us of how osmosis work and how the mass of potato chips change when put in different concentrations of sucrose solution. Equipment The equipment needed to carry out this experiment successfully and accurately 1. Test Tube Holder- To hold the test tubes whilst the experiment is happening 2. Boiling Tubes x6- To hold the potato and solution 3. Top Pan Balance- To measure the potato chips' mass accurately 4. Potato(s)- The use as the carrier of the product of osmosis 5. Scalpel- To cut up the potato chips 6. Large Knife- To peel the potatoes and to assist in cutting them into chips 7. Tweezers- To move the potato chips 8. Tissues- To blot excess water 9. Pipette- To transfer solutions 10. Sucrose Solution- The variable. Solutions needed in concentrations of 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 and 1.0 11. Distilled Water- (used as the...
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