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Diffusion RS: Ms. Alvarez CT:Mrs. Rojas. Adapted from C. Goedhart. Stinkbombs. Why does the smell of a stinkbomb travel? Why does the smell eventually disappear? Why do smells linger longer in a small room than in a large room?. Diffusion.
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DiffusionRS: Ms. AlvarezCT:Mrs. Rojas Adapted from C. Goedhart
Stinkbombs Why does the smell of a stinkbomb travel? Why does the smell eventually disappear? Why do smells linger longer in a small room than in a large room?
Diffusion • Molecules move from an area where there are many to an area where there are few. • This is called moving down a concentration gradient. • Molecules move until they are evenly distributed. • Even distribution is called equilibrium. • Molecules can diffuse in a liquid or in a gas.
Solutions • A solution is a mixture of two or more substances. • Solute: a substance (like salt) that breaks up in a solvent (like water). • Solvent: a liquid with the power to break apart (dissolve) substances.
Solute size • If there are no barriers, a solute of any size eventually reaches equilibrium (or even distribution) in the solvent. • Cell membranes let small solutes in and out through diffusion. • Larger solutes (or molecules) can’t diffuse into the cell, and enter through special proteins or vesicles.
Osmosis • Osmosis is a kind of diffusion that refers to the movement of water. • Water likes to move from an area where there are few solutes to an area of many solutes. • In other words, water likes to dilute things. • Water molecules pass easily through membranes.
Osmosis words • HYPERTONIC • a solution has more solutes, or is more concentrated than another. • HYPOTONIC • a solution has fewer solutes, or is more dilute than another. • ISOTONIC • a solution has equal concentration to another.
Smelly Balloons • Like the plasma membrane, the balloon is a SEMIPERMEABLE MEMBRANE. • Semipermeable means that the membrane allows movement of certain molecules across. • Molecules small enough to fit through the pores in the balloon will move by DIFFUSION • Both in and out of the balloon. • The food extract smell molecules are small enough to diffuse through the membrane. • Eventually, the diffusing molecules reach the smell receptors in your nose.
Smelly Balloons • Each group will get 1 balloon initially. After 3 minutes you will rotate balloons. This will continue until all five balloons have been rotated. • Fill in balloon number, scent description, and strength of scent (none, weak, strong) in chart for all 5 balloons
Questions 1. How do the smell molecules get out of the balloon? 2. This process by which molecules move from a place of higher concentration (inside the balloon) to a place of lower concentration (outside the balloon) is called 3. State two ways the latex skin of a balloon is like a cell membrane. A. B.
4. What is diffusion? 5. How do molecules move? 6. What is solute? 7. What is a solvent? 8. What is osmosis? 9. A. Which was the independent variable? B. Which was the dependant variable? C. Which was the control?