1 Plastic Cup---500 mL
400 mL of White Vinegar
Tap Water
400 mL of Corn Syrup
Graduated Cylinder---500 mL
Raw Egg in Shell
Ruler
Masking Tape
Permanent Marker
Paper Towels
Procedure
1)Look at the raw egg, and study the appearance of the eggshell.
2)Take measurements of its mass and circumference. Record your information in a data table.
3)Use a graduated cylinder to measure 400mL of vinegar. Pour the vinegar into your cup.
4)Place the raw egg into the cup with vinegar. It should be covered.
5) Leave the egg undisturbed for 24 hours.
6)Hypothesize what you think will happen to the size/appearance of the egg after 24hrs.
Vinegar Solution:
After we let our egg soak in vinegar for a day, it grew in size. This step showed that is was hypotonic, because the vinegar went …show more content…
11)Pour the solution in the beaker into the cup.
12)Carefully place your egg in the cup and allow it to sit for 24 hours.
13)Hypothesize what you think will happen to the size of the egg.
Day 3:
1)Carefully remove the egg from the cup and place it in the weigh boat tray.
2)Pour the liquid down sink and clean out beaker with soap and water.
3) Observe the appearance of the egg and record observations in a data table as after egg was placed in syrup.
4)Measure the mass of the egg in grams. Record this number in a data table.
4)Using a piece of string and a ruler, measure the circumference of the egg. Record this number in a data table.
5)Measure 400mL of water with a graduated cylinder.
6)Add it to your cup.
7)Carefully place your egg in the cup and allow it to sit for 24 hours.
7)Hypothesize what you think will happen to the size of the egg and record in a data table.
Hypothesis Vinegar- If an egg is placed in vinegar, then the mass of the egg will increase because the shell will soften.
Syrup- If the egg is placed in syrup, then the mass will restore to normal because the syrup is thick and it will push the particles