Question

Carry out of the following Osmosis experiment 1 4 field half and each one out to make potato cups one of the potato cups in a through containing water now A. Keep Cup a empty
B. Put one teaspoon sugar in Cup b
C. Put one teaspoon salt in cups c
D. Put one teaspoon sugar in the boiled cup d.
Keep this for two hours then observe the four potato cup and answer the following
First explain why water getter in the hollow portion of B and C
Second why is potato a necessary for this experiment
Third explain why water does not gather in the whole hollowed cup portion of a and d

Answer 1

Answer:

(i) Water gathered in the hollowed portions of Potato in B and C by the process of osmosis.

(ii) Potato A is necessary in this experiment because it act as a contro experiment.

(iii) Water does not gather in the Hollowed portion of potato A as it was empty. Water also does not gather in the cup D because there potato used was boiled which makes it inactive as after boiling its protein structure ware damaged.