Osmosis and a fair potato experiment
הוצג| English | משמעות |
|---|---|
| osmosis/ɒzˈməʊsɪs/ | אוסמוזה |
| control variable/kənˈtrəʊl ˈveərɪəbl/ | משתנה שלט |
What would explain this observation?
- A potato cylinder gains mass in one solution and loses mass in another. Its mass change provides evidence about movement of water, rather than movement of potato tissue.
Build the model
- Osmosis 渗透 is the net movement of water through a partially permeable membrane from a more dilute solution to a more concentrated solution.
- Dissolved solutes can change the direction of net water movement.
- osmosis: Net water movement through a partially permeable membrane.
- control variable 控制变量: A factor kept constant for a fair comparison.
Water crosses; solute stays
At equal pressure, water moves toward the more concentrated ideal solution; this membrane retains solute.
Why blot all samples before the final weighing?
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Blotting removes solution clinging to the surface, which is not water that entered the tissue. Doing it the same way for every cylinder keeps the comparison fair; blotting cannot stop molecular movement and is not meant to equalise masses.
Match each technical term to its precise meaning.
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Use the definitions to distinguish related quantities and processes.
Choose evidence that can test it
- Use percentage change to compare samples with different initial masses.
- A zero percentage change estimates a solution concentration with no net water movement.
- This is an estimate from a trend, not proof that water molecules stop moving.
In the lab: Use equal-length cylinders from similar tissue, fixed solution volume, temperature and immersion time. Blot each cylinder in the same way before weighing. Repeat each concentration and plot mean percentage change against concentration.
Which two habits make the investigation or model in this case more defensible?
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Stating the conditions and assumptions lets others repeat the work exactly, and recording the supporting evidence lets them check the conclusion. Hiding disagreeing results removes the evidence that could challenge a wrong conclusion, and one measurement can never establish a wider claim.
Work from known quantities
- Known: initial mass 2.50 g; final mass 2.75 g.
- Use percentage change = (final - initial) / initial × 100.
- Percentage change = (2.75 - 2.50) / 2.50 × 100 = +10%.
- A positive value means net water entry.
- Interpolate the concentration where the plotted trend crosses zero.
Your turn: A 4.00 g cylinder ends at 3.60 g. Find percentage mass change.
A 4.00 g cylinder ends at 3.60 g. Find percentage mass change.
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The result is -10 %. Known: initial mass 4.00 g; final mass 3.60 g. Use percentage change = (final - initial) / initial x 100. Percentage change = (3.60 - 4.00) / 4.00 x 100 = -10%. The negative sign means a net loss of water from the tissue.
Check the conclusion and its limits
- Blotting removes surface solution.
- Weighing a wet cylinder without blotting adds liquid that did not enter the cells.
- Repeats reduce random variation but do not correct a miscalibrated balance.
Not true: At zero net water movement no water molecules cross the membrane. Zero NET movement means water molecules cross the membrane in both directions at equal rates. Molecules never stop moving; only the net transfer is zero.
- Osmosis is the net movement of water through a partially permeable membrane from a more dilute solution to a more concentrated solution.
- Use percentage change to compare samples with different initial masses.
- Watch for: blotting removes surface solution.
At zero net water movement no water molecules cross the membrane.
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Zero NET movement means water molecules cross the membrane in both directions at equal rates. Molecules never stop moving; only the net transfer is zero.
Net water movement through a partially permeable membrane: write the technical term.
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osmosis means Net water movement through a partially permeable membrane.