Diffusion on a Liquid in a Liquid

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Diffusion on a liquid in a liquid: In this experiment I used three glasses filled with tap water. All three cups measured the same at 15 cm from the top to the bottom. I let the water settle, before I started the experiment. I then placed one drop of black food coloring into the first glass and waited for the coloring to reach the bottom. I calculated 96 seconds. I then went to the second glass and squeezed one drop of the black food coloring into the glass and counted 102 seconds. Finally, I made it to the third glass; put a drop of the black food coloring in and it took 107 seconds to reach the bottom. I figured out the diffusion rate by dividing the cm of the glass by the time in seconds it took for the dye to reach the bottom of the glass. For the first glass it was 15/98 which equaled .15, the second glass was 15/102 which was also .15 and the third glass was 15/107 which came to .14. The average of all the glasses was .15cm/second. I think the color of the dye does matter in this experiment, for instance I am using black food coloring. Black food coloring is way denser than someone using yellow food coloring which wouldn’t be as dense. The temperature of the water does matter in my opinion. If the water is hotter is it easier for the molecules to moves, like we seen in our beet lab from week two. If we uses say lemonade verses water I think the outcome would be completely different. I do think a person mood could affect this experiment. Reason being if someone was upset they could do something wrong by not paying attention, or if someone is angry they could be careless and put too much dye into a glass. Title: The effect of salt concentration on osmosis in potato. Introduction: The purpose of doing this lab was to observe the effects that when salt is added to water in different strengths, what the effect do to the cells. Osmosis is the diffusion of water

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