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What solution of sucrose can you place a piece of potato in, so that no water is lost or gained by the potato cells?
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What solution of sucrose can you place a piece of potato in, so that no water is lost or gained by the potato cells? Aim The aim of this experiment is to find out what concentration solution of sucrose a piece of potato can be placed in, so that no water is lost or gained by the potato cells. Prediction The solution can not be 100% sucrose concentration, because the potato will become plasmolysed or flaccid due to the lack of water. The solution can not be 100% concentration water because this will cause the potato to become turgid. I predict that the concentration will be close to 50%, more specifically, in between a concentration of 60% sucrose and 40% sucrose. In the preliminary experiments that were carried out, the potato, which was placed in the 50% concentration sucrose solution, gained water. Scientific Knowledge Osmosis is the movement of water molecules from a weaker solution, to...
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