Lab Report (Egg and Osmosis)

ANGELIKA C.
GARCIA
XENAH POCONG
COR JESU COLLEGE, INC.

COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Sto. Rosario, Tres de Mayo, Digos City
Tel.#(082) 553-9714/Fax#: 553-2333
THE EGG & OSMOSIS LAB REPORT

(THE RUBBER NAKED EGG)
INTRODUCTION
Osmosis is a biophysical process that occurs frequently in biological systems and involves
cells separated by semipermeable membranes in fluid compartments. The diffusion of a solvent through a
semipermeable membrane is described by osmosis. The concentration difference of solutes in the
solutions separated by the semipermeable membrane drives the solvent shift. Solutes, unlike solvents,
cannot pass over this barrier. Water, the most common solvent in biological systems, migrates from the
compartment with the lowest concentration of solutes to the compartment with the highest concentration.
The egg will be our cell in the egg osmosis lab. The eggs will be submerged in vinegar to
dissolve the shells. We shall be left with translucent cells once the shells have disintegrated. But what will
keep the egg together if the shell is gone? While egg’s shell provides support and protection, it is not the
primary factor in egg’s protection and structure. The semipermeable membrane of the cell regulates what
enters and exits the cell. Osmosis is the process through which the cell membrane allows certain nutrients
and poisons to enter or exit the cell. The membrane in charge of removing waste and chemicals.
HYPOTHESIS
In egg experiment, we observe and learn about the chemical properties of eggs and how a
chemical reaction between acetic acid in vinegar and calcium carbonate in the egg shell results in a
rubbery egg. The point is that the acid dissolves the egg and then coagulates or clumps together the
protein membrane beneath to generate the rubber texture. The once-brittle egg shell has been replaced by
a rubber coating, but the raw egg interior remains.
Vinegar is a type of acid. Calcium carbonate is the main component of eggshells. Soaking an
egg in vinegar causes the eggshell to absorb the acid and break down, or dissolve. The calcium carbonate
will decompose into carbon dioxide gas, which will be released into the atmosphere. The soft tissue that
lined the inside of the eggshell is all that remains.
MATERIALS
ANGELIKA C. GARCIA
XENAH POCONG
 1 raw egg
 1 glass (large enough to fit the egg)
 Vinegar
 Clean platter
 Bowl or Cup Glass
PROCEDURES
1. Put your egg in a glass that fits your egg (bowl or cup)
2. Pour a vinegar into glass until the egg is covered.
3. Put the glass aside that no one can spill or drink.
4. Observed – We notice the bubbles on egg shell. This is caused by vinegar’s acid reacting with the
shell is calcium carbonate. This process generates a gas know as carbon dioxide.
5. Let the egg soak overnight to allow the eggs shell to dissolve.
6. Wait for 3 days
7. After 3 days, pick the egg and wash in a clean water.
8. We gently removed he eggshell with tap of water.
9. Put it in a clean platter.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:
As the result, we can describe how an acid reacts with an eggshell. The eggshell reacts with
vinegar in an acid-base reaction. The shell of an egg dissolves in vinegar, leaving the interior semi-
permeable membrane intact.
The solid calcium carbonate crystals (base) in the eggshell are broken apart by vinegar (acid)
into calcium and carbonate components. The calcium ions remain dissolved in the vinegar (calcium ions
are electron-deficient atoms), whereas the carbonate forms carbon dioxide, which is visible as bubbles.
In conclusion, the process through which water enters our tissues is known as osmosis. Every
one of our cells is covered by a membrane that selectively permits in what the cell requires while
preventing undesirable molecules from entering. This experiment supported our hypothesis because an
egg has a membrane surrounding it, we can use it to symbolize a cell and demonstrate how osmosis
occurs. The egg was initially soaked in vinegar as part of the experiment. We've seen how the shell
vanishes completely. Vinegar includes acetic acid, which reacts with the calcium carbonate that makes up
the egg shell. Because this reaction produces carbon dioxide, we have noticed bubbles coming off the egg
as soon as it was introduced to the vinegar.
ANGELIKA C. GARCIA
XENAH POCONG

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THE EGG & OSMOSIS LAB REPORT

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