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Osmosis Investigation Aim: The aim of this investigation is to explore osmosis in potato cells and find approximately the concentration of sucrose within potato cells by measuring the change in mass of potato chips when immersed in different sucrose solutions for a set period of time Introduction: Osmosis happens in the cells of all living things. It is a simple process where water molecules diffuse from one cell to another through the partially permeable cell membrane. (the membrane has tiny holes in it that allow simple molecules, such as water, to pass through) During the process of osmosis, water moves between higher and lower concentrated solutions of either saline or a sugar solution until water molecules are evenly distributed between the two (or more) solutions (until they reach equilibrium), and in the case of cells, when the cells are of equal dilution. This movement of water is called diffusion. In the example...

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