Table is repeated below.
Table
Mass of potato at start in grams
7.94
7.95
7.96
7.93
7.93
7.95
Mass of potato after 24 hours in grams
10.14
9.10
8.21
7.53
7.18
7.00
Concentration of sugar solution
in mol/dm
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
Change in mass in grams
2.20
1.15
0.25
-0.40
-0.75
-0.95
01.5 Calculate the percentage change in mass for the potato in 0.2 mol/dm' sugar solution.
Use Table 1
Use the equation:
change in mass
percentage change in mass = mass of potato at start x 100
Give your answer to 3 significant figures.
[3 marks]