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    This experiment tested the effects of hypotonic and hypertonic solutions on potatoes through osmosis. Potatoes were placed in fresh water (hypotonic solution) and salt water (hypertonic solution) for 1 hour and 15 minutes. In the fresh water, the potato remained the same size but became harder and lighter in color. In the salt water, the potato shrank from 4.5 cm to 4 cm wide and became softer and darker in color. The volume of salt water also decreased by 1 ml, showing that the potato's cells shrank due to the hypertonic environment drawing water out of the cells.

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    This experiment tested the effects of hypotonic and hypertonic solutions on potatoes through osmosis. Potatoes were placed in fresh water (hypotonic solution) and salt water (hypertonic solution) for 1 hour and 15 minutes. In the fresh water, the potato remained the same size but became harder and lighter in color. In the salt water, the potato shrank from 4.5 cm to 4 cm wide and became softer and darker in color. The volume of salt water also decreased by 1 ml, showing that the potato's cells shrank due to the hypertonic environment drawing water out of the cells.

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    This experiment tested the effects of hypotonic and hypertonic solutions on potatoes through osmosis. Potatoes were placed in fresh water (hypotonic solution) and salt water (hypertonic solution) for 1 hour and 15 minutes. In the fresh water, the potato remained the same size but became harder and lighter in color. In the salt water, the potato shrank from 4.5 cm to 4 cm wide and became softer and darker in color. The volume of salt water also decreased by 1 ml, showing that the potato's cells shrank due to the hypertonic environment drawing water out of the cells.

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    This experiment tested the effects of hypotonic and hypertonic solutions on potatoes through osmosis. Potatoes were placed in fresh water (hypotonic solution) and salt water (hypertonic solution) for 1 hour and 15 minutes. In the fresh water, the potato remained the same size but became harder and lighter in color. In the salt water, the potato shrank from 4.5 cm to 4 cm wide and became softer and darker in color. The volume of salt water also decreased by 1 ml, showing that the potato's cells shrank due to the hypertonic environment drawing water out of the cells.

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    HYPOTONIC AND HYPERTONIC SOLUTION EXPERIMENT IN

    POTATOES
    Andrie Puspitasari
    10-I
    INTRODUCTION
    This experiment is conducted to show selective permeability of a potatoes. This
    experiment is to prove two different types of osmosis, the hypotonic solution and the
    hypertonic solution. Osmosis happens when a water molecules diffuse by moving across a
    semipermeable membrane from an area of a higher water concentration to an area of a
    lower water concentration. There are three types of osmosis, but in this case of experiment
    we are proving to types of Osmosis. Hypotonic solution happens when it has fewer solutes
    than a cell and a high concentration of water around the cell this means more water are
    entering the cell in a hypotonic solution, causing a cell to expand or even burst. While a
    hypertonic solution has more solutes than a cell and a lower concentration of water around
    the cell, this means more water are exiting the cell in hypertonic solution, causing a cell to
    shrink, shrivel and even die.
    This experiment is about experimenting two potatoes in two different type of water,
    one in a fresh water and the other one is in a salt water, afterward the potatoes will be
    observe. We measured the potatoes and the water by their condition after the experiment,
    we measured it by their appearance, texture and measurement. The hypothesis from the
    experiment is the potato in the fresh water will become bigger in appearance but the
    volume of water that is used for the experiment will remain the same just like before, the
    changes only happens in the potato. While in the salt water, the potato will become smaller
    than before because the cell shrink and shrivel, and the volume of the salt water will
    decrease.
    PROCEDURE
    Material:

    2 Beaker (250 ml)


    2 1/4 Potatoes
    4 Teaspoon or 2 tablespoon of salt
    500 ml of water

    A Ruler
    Knife
    2 Graduated cylinder
    1 Scale
    Procedure:
    1. Prepare all of the materials.
    2. First, cut the potato into 2 1/4, and weigh them in the scale to know their mass.
    3. Then, measure the original potatoes with a ruler before the experiment.
    4. Pour 250 ml of water into each of the beaker.
    5. Next, pour 4 teaspoon of salt into one of the beaker, and stir the salt until it dissolve
    into the water.
    6. When both beaker are ready to set, put each one of the potatoes into each beaker.
    Remember 1 beaker 1 potato!
    7. Set aside and wait for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
    8. After that, take out the potato and observe both the potato and the water condition
    after the experiment.
    9. Record the findings on the data table.
    DATA TABLE
    CRITERIA

    FRESH WATER

    SALT WATER

    Appearance
    Before
    Experiment

    Round, juicy and proportional.

    Round, juicy and proportional.

    Appearance
    After
    Experiment

    The texture of the potato become


    harder, and it has a lighter color.

    The potato is softer than before,


    the texture is more tender, and the
    color is darker.

    Size Before
    Experiment

    Mass = 3 g
    Width = 4.5 cm

    Mass = 3 g
    Width = 4.5 cm

    Size After
    Experiment

    Mass = 3 g
    Width = 4.5 cm

    Mass = 3 g
    Width = 4 cm

    Measurement
    of Water
    Before
    Experiment

    250 ml

    250 ml

    Measurement
    of Water After
    Experiment

    250 ml

    Decrease by 1 ml into 149 ml.

    RESULTS
    Based on the observation result recorded in the data table, the explanation and
    interpretation will be elaborated. Before the experiment is conducted, both of the potato is
    round, juicy and proportional just like a normal potato. The mass of the potato is 3 g and
    the width is 4.5 cm, the water that is used for the experiment is 250 ml. After the
    experiment the potato in the fresh water becomes more harder than before, and the color
    becomes lighter. While the potato in the salt water is more softer than before, the texture is
    more tender, and the color becomes more darker than before.
    After the experiment, the mass and width of the potato in the fresh water remain
    the same like before, while the potato in the salt water decrease in width from 4.5 cm into
    4 cm but the mass of the potato remain the same. Then, the volume of fresh water after
    the experiment still remain the same like before, while the volume of salt water after the
    experiment decrease by 1 ml into 149 ml. From the result of observation, the hypothesis is
    50:50 right. The prediction of the salt water is right because the potato becomes smaller
    and the volume of salt water decreases because its a hypertonic solution. But the
    prediction of the fresh water is wrong, because the size of the potato still remain the same
    like before, it doesn't increase in size and the volume of water remain the same like before.

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