Exercise 1: Cell Transport Mechanisms and Permeability: Activity 1: Simulating Dialysis (Simple Diffusion) Lab Report

Pre-lab Quiz Results

You scored 50% by answering 2 out of 4 questions correctly.
1. The driving force for diffusion is
You correctly answered: b. the kinetic energy of the molecules in motion.
2. In diffusion, molecules move
You correctly answered: a. from high concentration to low concentration.
3. Which of the following dialysis membranes has the largest pore size?
Your answer : c. 100 MWCO
Correct answer: d. 200 MWCO
4. Avogadro's number is a constant for the number of
Your answer : a. moles.
Correct answer: b. molecules.

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Experiment Results
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Post-lab Quiz Results

You scored 75% by answering 3 out of 4 questions correctly.
1. The effect of increasing the concentration of sodium chloride from 9 mM to 18 mM in the left beaker was to
You correctly answered: b. increase the rate of diffusion.
2. Describe the difference between the rate of diffusion seen for sodium and urea.
Your answer: b. Urea diffused faster because it is smaller than sodium.
Correct answer: c. Urea diffused more slowly because it is larger than sodium.
3. Which of the following solutes did not pass through any of the membranes?
You correctly answered: b. albumin
4. When diffusion stops, we say the solution has reached
You correctly answered: a. equilibrium.

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Review Sheet Results

1. Describe two variables that affect the rate of diffusion.
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2. Why do you think the urea was not able to diffuse through the 20 MWCO membrane? How well did the results compare
with your prediction?
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3. Describe the results of the attempts to diffuse glucose and albumin through the 200 MWCO membrane. How well did the
results compare with your prediction?
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4. Put the following in order from smallest to largest molecular weight: glucose, sodium chloride, albumin, and urea.
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