Question

What happens to a light-weight potato in a pure cup of water? (Related to Osmosis)

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Answer 1

Explanation:

The water from inside the potato moves out to the solution, causing the potato to shrink and to lose its 'turgor pressure'. The more concentrated the salt solution, the bigger the difference in size and weight of the potato slice. In unusual environments, osmosis can be very harmful to organisms

Answer 2

Answer:

If a light weight potato is placed in a pure cup of water then the potato gets swollen

This is because of the process named as osmosis. During this process the water moves from lower concentration to higher concentration.

As the water in the cup is pure it does not contain impurities and thus the water has lower concentration

Hence the light weight potato placed in a pure cup of water gets swollen