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    Title: Observation of Osmosis through a potato experiment

    Introduction:

    Osmosis is a form of a molecules of a solvent tend to pass through a semipermeable


    membrane from a less concentrated solution into a more concentrated one. Osmosis is
    also form in a passive transport precisely it doesn’t required any energy.

    Objectives:

    To investigate the effect of different sugar concentrations on the potato cells


    through osmosis process.

    Materials:

    Potato

    Salt

    Water (Distilled)

    Procedure:

    1. Fill two glass with water.

    2.In glass 1 add 2-3 table of salt

    3.Slice potato in a half French fries way

    4.Put 1 slice of peeled potato in (tap water & salt)

    5. Leave overnight

    6.Remove the water and observe the following:

    a. Color

    b. Smell

    c. Flexibility
    Answers:

    a. Color

    The color of the potato in salt is dark brown while the potato in tap water looks like a
    nice white freshly cut piece of potato.

    b. Smell

    The smell of the potato in tap water didn't changed. It still smells like an earthy smell
    potato or a starchy potato while the smell of the potato in salt solution smells different. It
    smells like a salted potato.

    c. Flexibility

    Moving on to the flexibility test, the potato in the tap water is firm while the salt solution
    potato is bendy or flexible

    Guide Questions

    1.What happens to the potato in:

    a. Tap water

    Answer:

    The potato placed in tap water gained mass/length as water have moved from an area
    of high concentration (outside the potato cells) to an area of lower concentration (inside
    the potato cells). This indicates that more water molecules went into the potato than
    came out, because there was a higher concentration of water outside of the potato.

    b. Salt Solutions

    Answer:

    the salt concentration in the cup is higher than inside the potato cells, water moves out
    of the potato into the cup. This leads to shrinkage of the potato cells, which explains
    why the potato strips get smaller in length and diameter. Due to the shrinking of the
    potato cells the potato strip also becomes less rigid.

    2.What is the importance of osmosis in our body?

    Answer: Osmosis is crucial to the functioning of the human body, particularly the
    kidneys and gastrointestinal tract. Osmosis aids in the extraction of nutrients from
    meals. It also removes waste from your blood.

    3.How did the salt play role in the environment?

    Answer: Salt commonly plays a central role in the fermentation of foods. Fermentation is
    a common process for preserving foods, in which fresh foods are transformed to
    desirable foods that can be preserved for longer periods of time than their fresh
    counterparts due to the actions of particular types of microbes. Salt also helps to draw
    water and sugars out of plant tissues during fermentation of vegetables. This water aids
    fermentation by filling any air pockets present in fermentation vats, resulting in reduced
    oxygen conditions that favor growth of lactic acid bacteria. The release of water and
    sugars also promotes fermentation reactions in the resulting brine, increasing the rate of
    the fermentation process

    4. Individually: Tell me a life situation that you can relate to your experiment

     After Eating Salty Food, I immediately feel thirsty


     I used Salt water for gargling to help me relive sore throat
     Feeling Thirsty after eating salty foods
     I used saltwater to quickly relieve my diarrhea
     Putting salt in preserving pickles

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