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Limitations on Cell Size:
Surface Area to Volume

Purpose :
The reason that we study this topic is we want to know what is the
relationship between surface-to-volume ratio and the rate of ion exchange.


Hypothesis :
Hypothesis is when we put the agar that has more surface-to-volume ratio
into the water, we though it will be break down faster than the one that has less
surface-to-volume ratio.


Materials :
- LabQuest agar cubes
- LabQuest App distilled water
- Vernier Conductivity Probe metric ruler
- 400 mL beaker Logger Pro
- Glass stirring rod ring stand
- Utility clamp


Procedure

1) Set up the utility clamp, Conductivity Probe, and ring stand as shown in
Figure 1.

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2) Set the selector switch on the side of the Conductivity Probe to the 0
20000 S/cm range. Connect the Conductivity Probe to LabQuest and
choose New from the File menu.


3) On the Meter screen, tap Rate. Change the data-collection rate to 0.5
samples/second and the data-collection length to 80 seconds.


4) Pour 200 mL of distilled water into the 400 mL beaker. Position the
Conductivity Probe in the water so the tip is about 3 cm from the bottom
of the beaker.

5) Place the solid agar cube sample in the beaker and start data collection.
Stir the water moderately with the stirring rod. Continue stirring the water
during the entire data collection period. Try to avoid hitting the agar
pieces with the stirring rod.

6) Data collection will stop after 80 seconds. Analyze the graph to determine
the rate of ion exchange. To do this:
a) Examine the graph and identify the most linear region.
b) Tap and drag your stylus across the most linear region to select these data
points.
c) Choose Curve Fit from the Analyze menu. Select Linear as the Fit
Equation.
d) Record the slope, m, as the rate of ion exchange in (S/s). Select OK.

7) Empty the water from the beaker into the container provided. Rinse the
beaker and Conductivity Probe thoroughly. Dry the beaker and blot the
outside of the probe shaft dry using a paper towel. It is not necessary to
dry the inside of the hole near the probe end.

8) Repeat Steps 47 for the sample of agar cut into 2 pieces.

9) Repeat Steps 47 for the sample of agar cut into 4 pieces.

10) Repeat Steps 47 for the sample of agar cut into 8 pieces
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Results :



Discussion :

In this experiment, our result is follow our hypothesis that the more
surface-to-volume ratio, the more rate of ion exchange it be so in this
experiment we spilt agar cube into 4 pieces; the first one has surface-to-volume
ratio about 3, the second one has 4, the third one has 5 and the fourth one has 6
then we measure and compare the rate of how much agar cube dissolve per
second for each agar cube and our result is the first one has the least and the
fourth one has the most so we can tell that our result follow our hypothesis. The
error that we should be careful in this experiment is the time that to start
collecting the data of how much agar cube dissolve need to be same as every
agar cube.




Table 1


Pieces


Surface area (

)

Volume (

)

Surface-to-volume
ratio

Rate ()

1


24

8

3 : 1

8.22

2


32

8

4 : 1



3


40

8

5 : 1

13.4

4


48

8

6 : 1

21.6
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Processing the data










Questions

What is the relationship between rate of ion exchange and surface-to-
volume ratio?

If the surface-to-volume ratio are more, the rate of ion exchange are also more.

What is the advantage of a cell that has a large surface-to-volume
ratio?

That cell will has more rate of ion exchange.

Which is more efficient at exchanging materials, a small or a large
cell? Explain.
A large cell has more efficient at exchanging materials because it has more surface
surface-to-volume ratio.

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