MODELING OSMOSIS (LAB) PROBLEM: Which way will water flow when a raw egg is placed in 250ml of vinegar?

HYPOTHESIS: If a raw egg is placed in vinegar (water) and left for four days, then the water will flow from the vinegar (high concentration) through the membrane into the egg (low concentration). THEORY: Osmosis is the diffusion of water from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration across a selectively permeable membrane. 95% of the vinegar is water, and only 74% of the egg is water. Because the vinegar has a higher concentration of water, it will flow into the egg (which has lower concentration.)The acetic acid in the vinegar will dissolve the eggshell, leaving a selectively permeable membrane. This will allow the water from the vinegar to flow into the egg therefore causing osmosis. PROCEDURE: 1. Measure circumference of a raw egg using string and a ruler in cm. 2. Place egg in beaker and fill with 250 mL of vinegar. 3. Record observations. 4. Measure circumference for 4 days and record observations. DATA/OBSERVATIONS: DAYS 1 CIRCUMFERENCE (cm) 13.5 LIQUID LEVEL (Ml) Without 250 With egg 300 OBSERVATIONS 50ml displacement Bubbles collecting on cell. Some bubbles going to surface. The water displacement was 55ml. Feels slimy/rubbery. Shell almost fully dissolved. Foam around egg Yellow Smooth Huge

14.5

Without 225 280 with egg

16

With egg 275 Without 200

TOTAL EXPANSION GROUP #1= 2.5cm AVERAGE EXPANSION CLASS = 2.9cm AVERAGE EXPANSION (7th GRADE)= 2.7cm 100% of the eggs tested, expanded.

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AVERAGE EXPANSION COMPARISON

AVERAGE EXPANSION IN cm 3 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3 Group 1 Period 3 7th Grade 2.5 2.9 2.7 Expansion Comparison

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CONCLUSION In this lab, we investigated the effects of osmosis on a selectively permeable membrane. The high concentration of water flowed from the vinegar into the egg, which had a low concentration of water, causing the egg to expand 2.5cm. This was only 0.2cm away from the 7th grade average expansion, and 0.4cm away from the class average. My hypothesis stated that the water molecules from the vinegar would go through the egg. My hypothesis was correct 100% of the time in which we tested the effects of osmosis on the egg.

ANALYSIS 1.The eggshell dissolved when the vinegar came in contact with the egg shell (calcium carbonate) this caused a chemical reaction. When this chemical reaction occurred, the eggshell started to dissolve, exposing the selectively permeable membrane of the egg. 2. The difference in expansion between the two groups is 3.4cm. The rate of expansion for group 3s egg was 1.125cm per day, group 7s was 0.275cm per day. These groups couldve gotten different results mainly because of the concentration of water in the egg. The concentration couldve been higher than 74% and the vinegars concentration lower than 94%. 3. Cells need water so that they can dilute chemicals, regulate their temperature, transport things throughout the cell, keep their shape, and water also takes place in some important chemical reactions in a cell.

Koen, Timothy

Friday, October 11, 2013 10:14:27 AM Pacic Daylight Time

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