Recently we did a self designed lab in which we were to select a variable (sunlight soap) and conduct research whether it affects the plant growth or not. Amazingly enough it did so, but now i have no clue which chemical inside the (sunlight liquid soap) could affect plant's growth, and how could it cause to get very nonrigid and eventually die?
please help!
2007-12-19 13:07:37 · 3 answers · asked by majididrees686 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Liquid soap may contain phosphate, ammonia (or ammonium salt or other nitrogen compounds) and some potassium salt that can promote growth of plants. It also contains so many toxic compounds, and so it may be difficult to pin point what really killed the plants.
Check the label of Sunlight soap for ingredients.
2007-12-19 14:15:21 · answer #1 · answered by OKIM IM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is surfactants. That is a fancy word for soap. They can make the cell wall leaky and undermining the structure of the wall. The water and nutrients leak out and the cells collapse. As a part of death, the cellular organs break down and all the enzymes are released and the cell dies.
2007-12-19 21:18:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
these products are probably high pH so their alkalinity may affect the plants in addition to the surfactants
2007-12-19 21:54:32 · answer #3 · answered by jorge 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋