Answer:okay so I did it it was very fun so here are my results EXPERIMENTAL DATA Before After 24 hours
- Color of Starch solution It was a whitish color. Dark, purple, black color. inside bag!
- Color of Iodine solution A golden color. A transparent creme inside beaker color.
- Color of starch solution White White inside bag!
- Color of H20 in beaker Transparent
Explanation: Conclusion
The conclusion to this test is that the plastic bag is permeable to iodine. The result
of this experiment clearly answers the "Problem" as stated above. This is~ by
the fact that the starch solution (dependent variable) in the baggie turned purple,
indicating the presence of iodine (independent variable) in the mixture. The starch
solution is the dependent variable because its color is affected by the iodine
solution. M.y hypothesis was that the iodine will get into the bag of starch because
the baggie is permeable to iodine. If the iodine solution penetrates the bag, it will
turn the starch solution inside the baggie, purple. The control data chart above
shows that if the starch had not been immersed in the iodine solution, but rather a
water solution, it would have remained the same color, white. Obviously, in order
for the iodine to enter the starch solution, the baggie must be permeable to the
iodine. The baggie represents a cell membrane. This lab is meant to demonstrate
whether or not a cell membrane is permeable to substances. Cell membranes of
living organisms may be permeable to some substances, but not permeable to other
substances. In this experiment,'1..charted that the iodine solution in the beaker did
not turn purple. This means that the starch solution did not penetrate the baggie
and therefore did not mix with the iodine outside the baggie. Because of this data, it
is clear that the plastic baggie is not permeable to starch, but is permeable to iodine.
In a cell membrane, this is called selective permeability. In other words, the iodine
can go through the baggie, but the starch cannot. The purpose of this experiment is
to show that a cell membrane is a type of barrier, and is permeable to some
substances, but may not be permeable to all substances. Therefore, a cell membrane
is selectively permeable.