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Date: 26.02.2008
Procedure:
Final colour
Contents of beaker
Initial colour
Final colour
Iodine test
Clear
Blue black
Brown
Brown
Benedict test
Blue
Blue
Blue
Orange
precipitate
Discussion:
1. Glucose molecules are present outside the Visking tubing. Starch molecules
remain in the Visking tubing.
2. This shows that glucose molecules can move across the wall of Visking
tubing while starch molecules cannot.
3. Hence, glucose molecules are smaller than starch molecules.
Conclusion: The hypothesis is accepted. Substances consisting of small
molecules can move across the semi-permeable membrane (Visking tubing).