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My Aim in this piece of Coursework is to discover which factors can influence the rate of osmosis in a potato.
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The Aim: My Aim in this piece of Coursework is to discover which factors can influence the rate of osmosis in a potato. Introduction: In this course work I have been asked to find out what factors affect the process of Osmosis. The Dictionary explains Osmosis as, "Diffusion of fluid through a semi permeable membrane from a solution with a low solute concentration to a solution with a higher solute concentration until there is an equal concentration of fluid on both sides of the membrane". Water diffuses from where it is a high concentration to where it is a low concentration along a concentration gradient; it does this because the membrane tries to even up the amount of water on each side of itself. The effect of all this is to gradually dilute the sugar solution. However, the cell will reach a point where its vacuole may fill up with too...
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