Surface Area to Volume Ratios in Cells
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Aim To find out about the correlation between the surface area and the volume of a cell.
Hypothesis I think that the cubes will lose their color according to more surface area because with more surface area available, more HCL has 'access' to all the sides and diffusion will happen quicker. Also less volume will let the acid move in easier.
Method See paper
Data Collection
Data obtained in my group -
Size/cm Surface Area/cm2 Volume/cm3 Surface Area/ Volume Ratio Time until colorless
2.0x2.0x2.0 24 8 3:1 24:40
1.5x1.5x1.5 13...