hydrogen-carbonate indicator is an indicator for carbon dioxide: under normal levels (atmospheric) of carbon it is orange; an increase turns it yellow; a decrease turns it purple.
Fill a test tube quarter full with HCIS, attach a leaf to a bung and put in the test tube; observe the indicator colour in different light intensities.
can you explain why these changes are occuring?
ReplyDeleteAs light increases, so does photosynthesis (because the reaction requires sunlight to work). Photosynthesis uses up carbon, so the more light, the lower the amount of carbon in the tube.
Deletedoes respiration not factor in
DeleteThe rate of respiration of a plant is generally constant, therefore does not factor in.
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ReplyDeletewhat does the HCIS in this entry mean?
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Deletewhat color changes do you observe with the hydrogen carbonate indicator? might be useful to add maybe?
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Deletemaybe change the 'under normal levels of carbon' to 'carbon dioxide', seeing as that's what the bitsize page says (and we all know that bitesize is de best)
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what is HCIS?
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ReplyDeleteWhy there is a high amount of carbon dioxide in the leaf in dark
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