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Materials required by each student/group:
2 x 10 cm3 syringes about 20 cm3 0.2 M sodium hydrogen carbonate solution stop clock
Materials to be shared Strong source of light Sheets of glass or perspex can also be provided to prevent heat from the light reaching the syringe, though this may well not be necessary cork borer no. 3 or jumbo straws Plant e.g. punnet of cress, radish cotyledons, fast plant cotyledons Other plants are possible but they must be in good health and growing rapidly. It is best to check possible plants beforehand for this experiment. Watercress, for example, appears not to work. The plants do not need to be destarched.
Preparation of material 0.2M sodium hydrogen carbonate (20 cm3 per group/student) made up with water that has been allowed to come up to room temperature (20 30C). 45 drops of detergent should be added to a litre of solution. This helps prevent the discs from sticking to the sides of the syringe.
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