How Does Surface Area Affect the Rate of Osmosis?
...for 45mins and then removed, the excess water will be removed and they will be and weighed again. Using the difference in mass a percentage change in mass will be calculated, which will then be compared to surface area. These results can be put into a graph to allow any pattern to be seen. The above procedure should give accurate results as it allows enough time for a measurable amount of osmosis to occur, though a longer time would give better results if time constraints allowed. The procedure will allow all necessary measurements to be taken to allow the relationship between surface area and rate of osmosis to be discovered. Constant factors: • Diameter of potato cylinders • Solution in which the cylinders are placed. • The potato used for the cylinders. • The time the cylinders are left...