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Sunday, February 16, 2014

Amali Book – Pg 2-3


Aim
To correlate different sizes of cubes with total surface area/volume (TSA/V) ratio.
Hypothesis
The smaller the size of cube, the larger the TSA/V ratio; the higher the percentage of coloured area.
Variables
MV : Size of cubes
RV : The percentage of coloured area
FV : Temperature, time taken, type of potato


Side
(cm)
T Surface area
(cm2)
Volume
(cm3)
TSA/V
Estimated Percentage of coloured area  (%)
2
24
8
3
60
3
54
27
2
40
4
96
64
1.5
30

Answer to Question

1.       A big object has a low TSA/V ratio in which the movement of solutes through diffusion is less.  The hypothesis is accepted.

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