DATA SHEET FOR EXPERIMENT 2: DIFFUSION AND OSMOSIS

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Result

1) DIFFUSION

OBSERVATION

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2) OSMOSIS

Initial Length Final Length Increment in %

1 2 Mean 1 2 Mean Length Increment
in Length
Distilled
Water

0.9%
Salt
Solution

20%
Salt
Solution

3) DISCUSSIONS:

a) What is diffusion?

b) In your experiment, what causes the red powder granule (carmine dye) to move?

c) Does the red powder granules stop moving at equilibrium?

d) What are the factors that affect the rate of diffusion? Explain each of the factors.

e) What is osmosis?

f) Which potato cylinder has increased in length?

g) Which potato cylinder has decreased in length?

h) Identify which solution is hypertonic, isotonic and hypotonic to the solute concentration in
the potato cells. Explain your answer.