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My main aim in the experiment I will be carrying out is to find out if Osmosis will occur in a potato, and if it does, how different molar strengths affect the potato.
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Science - Osmosis Aim My main aim in the experiment I will be carrying out is to find out if Osmosis will occur in a potato, and if it does, how different molar strengths affect the potato. Theory Osmosis Osmosis is defined as 'the movement of water molecules from an area of high water concentration to an area of low water concentration, across a semi-permeable membrane' (Collins, 1999). Osmosis is the passage of water molecules from a stronger source to a weaker source. This happens providing they can pass through a permeable layer, in my experiment the permeable layer will be the potato. The amount of water that moves between the solution and the potato depends on the amount of sugar in the solution and the amount already in the potato. The higher concentration will continue to dissolve into the lower concentration until there is a state of equilibrium, which means that...
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