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Investigating the Water Potential of Celery Cells.  

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Investigating the Water Potential of Celery Cells. Aim I will be investigating the water potential of celery and to find out which solution will be isotonic with the celery cells, in other words equilibrium between the two no water will leave the cell, or enter. I will do this by following this method. Method 1. Cut a 5 cm length of celery stem 2. Cut through the grooves to divide the stem into thin strips 3. Dry the cell sap from the strips using a paper towel 4. Record and note the mass of each strip 5. Collect 6 test tubes, and put 10 cm³ of solutions 0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 0.8. In separate test tubes 6. Cut each celery piece into 5 cm cubes and place into test tubes 7. Leave for 30 mins at room temperature 8. And collect the strips out of the test tubes, dry them and record the mass of each strip Prediction I predict...

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