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Osmosis in Potato Cylinders
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Osmosis in Potato Cylinders Aim: Trying to find the average sugar concentration in the potato cylinder cells. I will use potatoes for my experiment because they are convenient and shows fast results in osmosis. The diagram to the right shows a basic plant cell, however, the difference between this diagram and the potato cells I will be using is that the potato will not be green as it does not need chlorophyll. The cell membranes in a potato cylinder are partially permeable; this means that only particles that are the right size can diffuse through, basically if the particle is too big it will not fit. Osmosis occurs when there is a higher concentration of particles on one side of the cell membrane than on the other. This will lead to the water particles diffusing from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration. The diagram to the right shows a partially...
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