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How the mass (in grams) of potato tissue changes when placed in varying concentrations of Sucrose.
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Aim: The aim of this experiment is to find out how the mass (in grams) of potato tissue changes when placed in varying concentrations of Sucrose. Apparatus: Cutting tile - to cut the potato on Knife - to cut the potato Graduated pipette - to fill the bottles 25cm Measuring cylinder - to measure solutions Distilled water - to act as a control The following Sucrose solutions 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9 and 1.0 molar concentrations - to submerge potato tubes into. Potatoes - to cut up and test Tissue paper or cloth - to dry the excess surface water off prior to weighing the potato chips. Electronic Balance - to weigh the potato chips Cork borer - to cut out 33 identical potato cylinders 33 30ml bottles with lids - to hold potato chips and glucose solutions Planning: Prior to doing the actual experiment, I performed a few tests on a small number of potato chips to find out...
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