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Good Copy of Osmosis Workbook
Good Copy of Osmosis Workbook
OsmosisWorkbook
Recordthedefinitionsforthefollowingterms:
cellm embrane thes emipermeablem embranes urroundingthec ytoplasmofac ell.
semipermeable someparticlespassthroughthe
membrane membraneeasilywhileothers
cannot.
Acellmembraneisathin“skin”thats urroundsac ell.Itisa
semipermeablemembrane,whichm eansthats omeparticlespass
throughthem embraneeasilywhileothersc annot.
TheO smosisG izmoportraysac ell(reds quare)inas olutionofpurple
soluteparticlesdissolvedingreensolventparticles.PressPlay( )
andobserve.
1. Whichparticlesc anpassthroughthec ellm embrane?
Solventc anpassthroughthec ellm embrane.
2. Whichparticlesc annotpassthroughthec ellm embrane? Solutec annotpassthroughthe
cellm embrane(tolarge).
3. ClickReset( ),andthenc lickPlayagain.Whatdoy ounoticeaboutthes izeofthec ell?
Thec ellfollowsapatternofincreasing and decreasingins ize.
ActivityA: GettheG izmoready:
Observing ● ClickReset.SettheInitialcellvolumeto40%.
osmosis ● Youwillneedac alculatorforthisactivity.
Question:Howdosoluteconcentrationsaffectthevolumeofacell?
1. Observe:UsetheSoluteoutsides lidertoc hangethec oncentrationofs oluteparticlesoutsidethec ell.
ClickPlay.Ineachc ase,focusonwhetherthec ellgetsbiggerors maller.
A. Inwhats ituationdoesthec ellgetlarger? Lesss oluteoutsidethec ell.
C. Whatisthetotalnumberofparticlesinsidethec ell? 69 Outside? 132
D. Whatisthe%c oncentrationofs oluteinsidethec ell? 7.25%
D. Doy outhinkthec ellwillgetlargerors maller? Larger(expand)
Question:Howdoeschangingthecellvolumeaffectsoluteconcentrations?
1. Experiment:SelecttheBARCHARTtab,andturnonShownumericalvalues.
A. Basedons olutec oncentrations,doy ouexpectthec ellto Swell
swellors hrink?
Astheinitialc ellv olumeincreasesthec oncentrationinsidethec elldecreases,whilethe
outsidec oncentrationofthec ellincreases.
3. Experiment:WiththeSoluteoutsides etto5,predictwhetherthec ellwills well,s hrink,ors taythes ame
witheachofthefollowingInitialcellvolumes ettings.ThenusetheG izmotoc heckeachprediction.
Predictions: 20% Swell 50% Shrink 60% Shrink