osmosis Flashcards

1
Q

what is osmosis
movement of….
across a …..
from a ……..

A

movement of water molecules
across a semi-permeable membrane
from low concentration (e.g. sugar) to high

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2
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semi permeable membrane

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small molecules e.g. water go through
larger ones e.g. sugar do not

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3
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Potato experiment

A

place one chip into a beaker of water
place another chip into a beaker of sugar solution

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4
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what would happen to the weight of the chip in the potato experiment

A

in water the mass of the chip will increase
is sugar solution the mass of the chip will decrease

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