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How much does osmosis occur when a potato slice is place in a test tube with a sugar and water solution?
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Coursework Biology investigation How much does osmosis occur when a potato slice is place in a test tube with a sugar and water solution? Osmosis Osmosis is basically diffusion but it is a special kind. This occurs when a membrane has tiny holes in it that lets water molecules pass through but stops larger molecules like sugar. This sort of membrane is called a semi-permeable. Osmosis in a potato When osmosis occurs in the potato the water should move from one side to another (form inside the potato slice to the solution outside or the other way round) moving through the semi-permeable membrane coating the potato cells. Aim I am trying to find the extent of osmosis when a potato is put into a sugar solution and if the amount of osmosis occurring changes if the solution has a high or low concentration of sugar. Prediction Inside the potato is water and sugar molecules when we drop a slice...
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