MODELING OSMOSIS (LAB)

PROBLEM: Which way will water flow when a raw egg is placed in 250ml of
vinegar?

HYPOTHESIS: If a raw egg is placed in vinegar (water) and left for three days,
then the water will flow from the vinegar through the Permeable membrane into
the egg.

THEORY: Osmosis is the diffusion of water from an area of high concentration
to an area of low concentration across a selectively permeable membrane. When
the egg comes in contact with the vinegar the water will flow into the egg
through the membrane. The water will go into the egg because the vinegar has a
water concentration of 95% and the egg only has a water concentration of 74%.


PROCEDURE:
1. Measure circumference of a raw egg using string and a ruler in cm.
2. Place egg in beaker and fill with 250 mL of vinegar.
3. Record observations.
4. Measure circumference for 4 days and record observations.

DATA/OBSERVATIONS:

DAYS CIRCUMFERENCE
(cm)
LIQUID LEVEL
(ml)
OBSERVATIONS
1 13.5 Without egg
250ml
With egg
300ml

50ml displacement.
Bubbles are collecting
on the shell and
bubbles are floating
to the surface.
2 14.5 Without egg
225ml.
With egg
280ml.
The water
displacement was
55ml.
Feels slimy and
rubbery like a slimy
bouncy ball
The eggshell almost
fully dissolved.
The circumference
increased by 10 cm
3 16 Without egg:
200
With egg: 275
Squishy, rubbery and
see through.
Shiny
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TOTAL EXPANSION GROUP # = 2.5 cm
AVERAGE EXPANSION CLASS = 2.9 cm
AVERAGE EXPANSION (7
th
GRADE)= 2.7 cm

100% of eggs tested expanded.


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ANALYSIS:
1. What caused the eggshell to dissolve?
Vinegar is 5% acetic acid and because of that the eggshell dissolved.


2. Period 7 Group 3s egg expanded by 4.5 cm after 4 days, compared to
Group 7, which expanded 1.1 cm. Compare the results of these two
groups. What was the difference in expansion? What was the rate
(distance/time) of expansion in 4 days? Explain the discrepancy in data.
Why did these groups get different results?


3. Why do cells need water? Cells need water because without it some
chemical reactions would either take to slow or would never happen. And
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cells also need water to keep a stable temperature, as well a needed to
keep its shape. But a cell also needs water for depositing of waste.



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