Catalase Lab Report

Investigating the effect of diverse environmental factors on the chemical reaction of liver and hydrogen peroxide Table of Contents 1 Design3 1. 1 Variables3 1. 2 Safety and Environment3 2 Data Collection and Analysis3 2. 1 Collected dim Data3 2. 2 soft data5 2. 3 Processed Data5 2. 4 graph on test furnish 25 2. 5 Graph on test tube 36 2. 6 Errors6 3. Conclusion and Evaluation6 3. 1. Conclusion6 3. 2. Evaluation7 3. 2. 1. Random Errors7 3. 2. 2. Systematic Errors7 3. 3. Improvements7 Design bear to sheet titled Investigating the action of the enzyme catalase 1 1. 1 Variables The independent variables are the acids utilise, the dependant variables the lift of the bubbles formed and the control variables the test tubes used. 2 1. 2 Safety and Environment The safety and environmental precautions for this testing ground are quite strict. Wear safety goggles and a lab coat to avoid chanceting any acid on your person, and dispose of the acids in a sink with plenty of water.Coll ect the used liver samples and dispose of accordingly. 2 Data Collection and Analysis 1 2. 1 Collected Raw Data Test tube Height of bubbles (cm) pH 30s 30s 60s 90s 120s 150s 180s 210s 240s 270s 300s 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12,9 13 14,1 13,3 11,7 10,4 9,3 6,7 5,5 5 3 14,2 10,8 8,4 6,9 5,5 7,5 3,3 3 2,8 2,7 4 1,9 1,9 1,8 1,4 1,3 1,3 0,4 0,2 0,1 0,1 5 0,2 0,2 0,2 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 6 0,5 0,6 0,9 1 1,4 1,6 1,8 2 1,3 1,4 2 2. 4 Graph on test tube 2 3 4 2. 5 Graph on test tube 3As can be seen from the two above graphs, test tube 3, which had the exact identical conditions as test tueb 2 except for the surface area of the liver, had a much to a greater extent vigourous reaction, imputable to the increased surface area of the crushed liver. 2. 6 Errors The only piece of equipment that is to be considered in error calculations is the ruler used which had an uncertainty of approx. 0,2 cm. 3. Conclusion and Evaluation 3. 1. Conclusion The experiment was meant to cr eate an artificial catalase reaction between the enzymes in the liver sample and hydrogen peroxide.The sample in test tube 2 reacted with the hydrogen peroxide and p gatuced oxygen bubbles at a somewhat steady pace, while the sample in test tube 3 reacted vigorously at first and then slowed down as close to of the enzyme had been used up. 3. 2. Evaluation 3. 2. 1. Random Errors The liver was quite hard to get into perfect ? cm3 cubes, as it tended to get squished when the knife was pressed down, making the sample larger lengthwise, but smaller height-wise.Also when the reaction was very(prenominal) rigorous, the oxygen bubbles sometimes lifted the liver out of the hydrogen peroxide, ca use it to stop reacting with the hydrogen peroxide. term not a major issue, sometimes the time at which the results were checked were not exactly at the designated 30 second intervals, due to many things going on at once. 3. 2. 2. Systematic Errors The ruler we were using was quite old and dirty, w ith some of the finer millimeter markings rubbed off or obscured, leading to readings that were not as accurate as they could have been.The molarity of the chemicals used can also be put into question. 3. 3. Improvements The liver could be frozen or in some other way petrified to make the cutting easier and more precise. The liver should be checked constantly and adjusted back down with a glass rod if necessary. Enough time should be allocated to ensure that the experiment can be done in a calm and orderly fashion to avoid any oversights in the time taking. Clean and clear rulers should be used to measure the bubbles. The molarity of the chemicals should be checked with titration or some other form of effigy checking the molarity.