Greg Dachtler 10/7/13 7 Oefinger 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 THEORY: PROCEDURE: 1. Measure circumference of a raw egg using string and a ruler in cm. 2. Place egg in beaker and fill with 150 mL of vinegar. 3. Record observations. 4. Measure circumference for 4 days and record observations. DATA/OBSERVATIONS: DAYS 1 2 3 CIRCUMFERENCE (cm) 14.0 15.0 16.0 LIQUID LEVEL (ml) 300 287 250 OBSERVATIONS

TOTAL EXPANSION GROUP #5 = 2.0cm AVERAGE EXPANSION CLASS = 2.4cm AVERAGE EXPANSION (7th GRADE)= 2.7cm

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Osmosis: Expanding Egg

16 15.5 15 14.5 14 13.5 13 1 2 Days Measured 3 14 Circumference(cm) 15 16

Circumference(cm)

Expantion Comparision
3 Average Expantion(cm) 2.5 2 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 Group #5 Period 7 7th Grade Average Expantion(cm) 2.4 2.7

CONCLUSION We were researching osmosis. We put an egg into vinegar for four days. At the end of four days, 100% of the eggs had swelled. Our egg swelled 2.0cm; this is 0.7cm below the 7th grade average. Our class average was 2.4cm of 2
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Greg Dachtler 10/7/13 7 Oefinger swelling, this is 0.4cm higher than our egg. This happened because the high concentration of water molecules in the vinegar moved through the selectively permeable membrane into the area of low concentration inside the egg. ANALYSIS 1. What caused the eggshell to dissolve?

2. Period 7 Group 3s egg expanded by 4.5 cm after 4 days, compared to Group 7, which expanded 1.1 cm. Compare the results of these two groups. What was the difference in expansion? What was the rate (distance/time) of expansion in 4 days? Explain the discrepancy in data. Why did these groups get different results? Because there might have been slight variations in the concentration of water in the eggs and vinegar, different combinations would swell differently. The difference between group 3s and group 7s eggs was 3.4cm. 3. Why do cells need water? Cells need water to perform necessary functions of life.

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