Osmosis and Diffusion

Purpose: We will experiment with Osmosis and Diffusion..

Data/Results: See attached.

Questions:

Pgs. 3 & 4

1) IKI and possibly H20 entered the bag. Glucose left the bag and starch didn't leave the bag.

Water possibly left.

2) Glucose went down a concentration gradient, it was high in the bag and left. The IKI has a high

concentration in the beaker and went into the bag. Water moved in and out of the bag at equal

rates. Everything was able to leave except starch.

3) We could weight the bag before and after.

4) Water, IKI, Glucose, Pores, and Starch.

5) Glucose would move out and the IKI would leave the bag. The beaker would turn blue and the

bag would be brown.

Pgs. 7 & 8

6) As the change in mass rose, the molarity of the sucrose rose too.

7) The masses would equal out until it reached equilibrium.

8) For comparison reasons, you will need a standard to compare the rate of change in each one.

The percentage will allow you to compare both terms on equal footing.

9) 20-18= 2/20 = 1/10 = .1 = 10%

10) The sucrose solution in the beaker would have been hypertonic to the distilled water in the bag.

Conclusion: After experimenting with osmosis and diffusion, we can conclude that these can be

comparable by using the average change in a percentage to see what transactions really take place in

osmosis and diffusion. Part A showed us how the glucose went through the semi-permeable bag into
the beaker. The glucose left the bag while starch couldn't move past the bag wall. The IKI in the beaker

went into the bag as well, while water moved through both the bag and the beaker. In part B, the

percent change in mass was 6.63% for 0m of sucrose, 9.46% for .2m, 10.88% for .4m, 13.15% for .6m,

14.2% for .8m, and 15.75% for 1m. The difference in masses increased because the concentration

became higher and higher. Compared to the distilled water, the sucrose had a high concentration

gradient, and moved from a high to a low concentration. In part C, the percent change of mass for 0m

was 10.4%, for .2m, 3.8%, for .4m there was 3%, for .6m there was 12.5%, for .8m there was 16%, and

for 1m there was 23.5%. For the most part, as the molarity of the sucrose increased, the mass difference

increased. Because the sucrose was becoming more concentrated, the potato must have been a lower

concentration. The sucrose was absorbed by the potato at a faster rate when it's molarity increased. For

an extension of the lab, we could put a potato in a dialysis bag in a cup, toying with the solutions inside

each.