Light Intensity Affecting Rate of Photosynthesis

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Research Question: To determine the effect of different concentration of Sodium bicarbonate of 1g, 2g, and 3g to the number of bubbles produced by pondweed in five minutes when submerged at 200mL distilled water at a distance of 5cm, 10cm and 15cm from the light source. Introduction to the experiment Photosynthesis is a crucial process for every plant. Every plant needs energy (ATP) for their survival. Plants use light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into energy and oxygen. Light energy has a major role in this process. Without this energy, photosynthesis is not possible to occur. In this experiment, I will find out the correlation between light energy, rate of carbon dioxide, and rate of photosynthesis. I will place the beaker containing the plant in three different distances and measure the resulting bubbles oxygen produced. The number bubbles produced shows the affect of light energy to the rate of photosynthesis. Hypothesis As the distance of the light increase, the bubble produced will also increase. As the distance of the light decrease, the bubble produced will also decrease. The percentage of Sodium bicarbonate in the 200 mL water will affect the rate of oxygen bubbles in the water. Selecting variables Independent variable: • Distance of the lamp (cm) This variable needs to be changed to observe its affect on the rate of photosynthesis. • Rate of Sodium bicarbonate (gram) This variable needs to be changed to see how the different rates of Sodium bicarbonate affect the rate of photosynthesis. Dependent variable: • Oxygen bubbles produced per 5 minutes When the distance between the plant and the source of light is increase, then the amount of bubbles produced will decrease as photosynthesis works better with more light. Different rate of Sodium Bicarbonate will affect the rate of photosynthesis. As Sodium bicarbonate increased,

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