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Find out what affect the change of concentration in the sucrose solution has on the mass of a potato chip.
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Osmosis Investigation By Umar Khan Introduction In this experiment I will be taking five similar potato chips and putting them into different sucrose solutions (each one with a different concentration) and observing the effect that each concentration has on the size of the potato chip. Aim I am doing this investigation in an endeavour to find out what affect the change of concentration in the sucrose solution has on the mass of a potato chip. Background information> Osmosis is the movement of water molecules across a partially permeable membrane from an area with high concentration to an area with low concentration> The opposite of osmosis is active uptake, this is when water moves from an area with a low concentration to an area with low concentration. An example of this would be a root hair cell getting water from its surroundings.> Partially permeable membranes have holes in them. These holes are...
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