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Investigation to see how different concentrations of a sucrose solution affect osmosis in a Potato chip
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Investigation to see how different concentrations of a sucrose solution affect osmosis in a Potato chip. Scientific background: Osmosis is the diffusion of water molecules from a region of high water concentration to a region of lower water concentration through a selectively permeable membrane. This is done normally to form equilibrium between the solutions. Osmosis is mostly known for taking place in plants, where water is drawn from the soil into the root hair cell, as the cell has a solution of higher concentration than the water in soil. As the root hair cell absorbs more water, its solution becomes more dilute, and this is how water is passed along the cells of the plant. This flow of water also contains dissolved mineral salts. When cells absorb a lot of water, they become turgid, with the cell wall stopping them from bursting. This is how plants stand up in order...
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