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Studying the change in osmosis in potato chips placed in sugar solutions.
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Judith Owens Biology coursework 2004 Miss Haddrill. Biology coursework Studying the change in osmosis in potato chips placed in sugar solutions. Observation: I have noticed that potato chips decrease in mass when they are in a high concentration of sugar solution and increase in mass when they are in a low concentration of sugar solution. Hypothesis * A potato chip left in a low concentration of sugar solution will gain mass where as a potato chip left in a high concentration of sugar solution will lose mass. Preliminary work Before conducting the experiment I carried out some smaller investigations, to determine how to perform the experiment. I placed 3 half potatoes in water, having sliced off the bottom and bored a hole in the centre I filled one with salt, one with sugar and left one empty to act as a control. We set the apparatus out like this: (A cross section) I left the experiment for two...
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