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0 4 A student investigated the effect of different concentrations of sugar solution on box
pieces of carrot.
This is the method used.
1. Weigh five pieces of carrot.
2. Place each piece into a different tube.
3. Into each tube add 20 cm3 of water or one of the sugar solutions as shown in
Figure 6
4. Leave the apparatus for 2 hours.
5. Remove the carrot and dry each piece on paper towel.
6. Reweigh each piece.
7. Calculate the percentage (%) change in mass of each piece.
Figure 6 shows how the investigation was set up.
Figure 6
Table 2 shows the results.
Table 2
Concentration of sugar solution
Percentage (%) change in mass
in mol/dm3
0.0 +24
0.2 +12
0.4 +1
0.6 –8
0.8 –15
0 4 . 1 Suggest why the student calculated the percentage (%) change in mass of each piece
of carrot.
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0 4 . 2 Complete Figure 7 using the results in Table 2 box
• Choose a suitable scale and label for the y-axis.
• Plot the results.
• Draw a line of best fit.
[4 marks]
Figure 7
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0 4 . 3 Estimate the concentration of sugar solution inside the carrot cells. box
Use your completed graph on Figure 7
[1 mark]
Concentration = mol/dm3
0 4 . 4 Explain why the mass of the carrot in the 0.6 mol/dm3 sugar solution changed.
[4 marks]
0 4 . 5 The student repeated the investigation using boiled pieces of carrot.
The pieces of carrot did not change in mass.
Suggest why.
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Question Answers Extra information Mark
Spec. Ref.
04.1 to control for the starting mass allow because the pieces of 1 AO3
(of the pieces of carrot) carrot were not all the same 4.1.3.2
mass at the start
do not accept were not all the
same size
do not accept as a control
variable
04.2 suitable scale and label for allow 5 or 6 per 2 cm 1 AO2
y-axis 4.1.3.2
do not accept 5 per 1 cm
all points plotted correctly allow ± ½ a square 2
allow 1 mark for 4 correct points
line of best fit 1
conc. … percentage
(%) change…
0.0 + 24
0.2 + 12
0.4 +1
0.6 -8
0.8 - 15
04.3 value from student’s line of best allow ± ½ a square 1 AO3
fit 4.1.3.2
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04.4 mass decreased 1 AO2
4.1.3.2
(due to) loss of water by ignore diffusion 1 AO1
osmosis 4.1.3.2
through a partially / selectively / 1 AO1
semi permeable membrane 4.1.3.2
a clear reference to
concentration of water or
concentration of sugar is
required for the fourth mark
(as) concentration of sugar allow (as) concentration of sugar 1 AO2
solution is greater than solution inside cells / carrot is 4.1.3.2
concentration of sugar (solution) lower than the concentration of
inside cells / carrot sugar solution (in the tube or
or around the carrot)
(as) the concentration of water
is less outside the cells / carrot allow answers in terms of dilute
than the concentration inside the and concentrated solutions
cells / carrot
04.5 the (partially permeable / cell) allow idea that cell membrane is 1 AO3
membrane was damaged no longer intact 4.1.3.2
or is more permeable / leaky
allow the membrane is
denatured
ignore cells are dead
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