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Osmosis Investigation Aim My aim during this investigation is to vary different amounts of sugar solution and to see how this will affect a potato, with a process of osmosis. I will also record the weight at the start of the experiment, and at the end after the chip has been placed into the solution. General knowledge Osmosis is the movement of liquid from one solution into another, through a membrane that separates them. This process mainly applies to the survival of living things, and is essential. For example, plant absorbs most of its water by the process of osmosis. In animals, osmosis helps continue the flow of water between body cells. The process of osmosis works with a mixture of substances that cannot be separated. This is known as a solution. Inside a liquid solution, is a dissolved substance called a solute and a liquid called solvent. During osmosis some of the...

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