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Investigation on How Osmosis Affects Potato Chips Objective: To investigate how osmosis will affect the size and length of potato chips. Equipment: Different concentrations of glucose solution (0%[distilled water and normal water], 20%, 40%, 60%, 80% and 100%), a ruler, a scale, 7 potato chips, 7 test tubes, and a test tube rack. Plan: We understand that osmosis is the diffusion of water through a membrane. Plant cells have a partially permeable membrane that allows water to enter the cell, but due to the higher concentration of solute inside the cell the water cannot move out of the cell freely and exerts turgor on the cell walls. This turgor and the extra water inside the cells will cause the cell to gain mass and to expand. As each potato chip will be of a different length, I will cut the potato chips to the same size and mass so...

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