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Jack Holmes An Experiment to find out the Molarity of Sugar Solution Inside Potato Cells Background Information Osmosis Osmosis is the passage of water from a region of high water concentration through a semi-permeable membrane to a region of low water concentration. Semi- permeable membranes are very thin materials which only allow certain things to pass through them. They will allow small molecules like Oxygen, water and Carbon Dioxide to pass through. Water molecules can pass across the cell membrane in both directions. Cell membranes will not allow larger molecules to pass through them though like sugar or protein. Osmosis occurs when you put an animal or plant cell into liquid containing water. If the medium surrounding the cell has a higher water concentration than the cell the cell will gain water by osmosis. Diagram Osmosis Diagram Apparatus * Medium beaker * Tile * scalpel * potato * sugar solutions Method * First of all I peeled the skin...

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