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Factors affecting Osmosis in Potato Tissue.
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Vicky Scurr 19/5/02 Factors affecting Osmosis in Potato Tissue Background Scientific Information: Key Variables: There are several variables we must consider. These are: 1. Length of potato chip 2. Mass of potato chips 3. Temperature 4. Variety of potato 5. Volume of salt solution 6. Duration 1. We must keep the length of potato chip the same because if some are longer than others then they have a larger surface area which will affect the rate of osmosis. 2. We have to weigh the potato chips at the beginning of the experiment and at the end so that we can measure the increase or decrease in mass. 3. The temperature must be kept the same as an increase in temperature may increase the rate of osmosis. 4. The variety of the potato is kept the same because 5. We keep the volume of the salt solution the same because if there is less salt solution in some of...
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