Today in class we completed the famous 'Liver Donor Lab'. In this lab we used an enzyme in chicken livers to decompose hydrogen peroxide. We looked at the effect of surface area on reaction speed by grinding up one portion of liver and comparing it with whole pieces. For the control we used a test tube filled with just Hydrogen Peroxide.
We found out that the ground up liver created a more vigorous reaction due to the greater surface area caused by the grinding up of the liver.
Remember, our test on chapter two is Friday, January 9th.
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