Results
Concentration of NaCl verses the time taken to digest starch
Concentration of NaCl (mol)
Time taken for amylase to digest starch (s)
Control (0.0)
110
0.1
116.67
1.0
300
3.0
100
6.0
100
Discussion
The data partially supports the hypothesis of chloride ions increasing the efficiency of amylase. In the 3.0 mol and 6.0 mol, the hypothesis was supported by the average time of digestion taking 100 seconds for both, however the 0.1 mol and 1.0 mol took longer to digest the starch with the 1.0 mol being an anomaly [see figure 1]. The results obtained showed that the higher the concentration of NaCl the faster the the starch will be digested. The results collected were not within a reasonable margin of error to have decisive
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This experiment showed that as the concentration of NaCl increases so to does the speed at which the digestion took place. However, the 1 mol test showed to be an anomaly with all tests conducted showing that there was no starch digested. The errors present in this test meant that the results were invalid but showed to an extent how NaCl affects amylase in the digestion of starch.
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Secondary Data Graph
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