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Osmosis in Potato Cells I am going to do an experiment to find the concentration of solute in potato cells. In order to find the best way to do this experiment I am going to do a preliminary test first. For my preliminary test I decided to use potato cylinders 3cm long and I would see if the cylinders increased or decreased in mass. I used salt solution in three different concentrates: 0.0M, 0.5M and 1.0M. I put 20cm3 of each concentrate into 3 different boiling tubes, which were then placed in test tube racks. I then placed a cylinder of potato in each boiling tube and left them for three days. My results were inconclusive because I left them in the solutions for too long so the potato cylinders started growing mould. I tried to measure them to see if any of them had increased or decreased in mass and I...

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