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Osmosis Lab Final – Gatorade, Nos, and the Hydration of Cells
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Gatorade, Nos, and the Hydration of CellsIntroductionQuestionWill sports drinks like Gatorade hydrate you more than energy drinks like Nos?HypothesisSports drinks will hydrate you more than energy than energy drinks.ExperimentationMaterialsPotato slices 6 red solo cupsBlue Gatorade (300 mL)Grape Nos (300 mL)Graduated CylinderElectronic BalanceRulerNotebookPencilProceduresGet six potato pieces that are the same weight and sizeSeparately measure each potato in grams and record your dataLabel each cup A, B, C, D, E, and FFill each cup with 100 mL of each solution cup A, B, and C with Nos and cup D, E, and F with GatoradePlace a potato slice in each solution and let sit for 24 hoursCarefully empty out the solution in each cup without accidentally losing your potato down the drainMeasure each potato (grams) on the electronic balance and record the dataObserve the change in weight and record your dataTransfer your data into a bar graphPrediction If sports drinks hydrate you more than energy drinks then the potatoes in the Gatorade solution will grow in mass.Collect and Record DataData TableSolutionInitial WeightWeight after 24 hoursChange in WeightA1 gram1 gram0B1 gram1 gram0C1 gram1 gram0D1 gram1.1 grams.1E1 gram1.1 grams.1F1 gram1.1 grams.1Graph[pic 1]Analyze DataIn this lab, I tested whether energy drinks or sports drinks hydrate your cells more, I claimed that sports drinks like Gatorade would hydrate you more than energy drinks like Nos. I tested this question by soaking potato slices in both Gatorade and Nos for 24 hours and recording the change in their weight. The potatoes soaked in Nos stayed the same, but the potatoes soaked in Gatorade weighed .1 grams more than its initial weight. During those 24 hours, the process of osmosis occurred, which is the diffusion of water across the cell membrane. The results of this lab showed that Gatorade is a hypertonic solution, meaning that more water entered the cell allowing it to hydrate. The results also showed that the Nos drink was an isotonic solution, meaning that the water within the cell and drink were at an equilibrium so no change occurred. The change in weight from the potatoes soaked in Gatorade shows that the Gatorade gave the cells more water and hydrated them, these results proved my hypothesis correct, Sports drinks will hydrate you more than energy drinks.