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
2
Q
semi permeable membrane
A
small molecules e.g. water go through
larger ones e.g. sugar do not
3
Q
Potato experiment
A
place one chip into a beaker of water
place another chip into a beaker of sugar solution
4
Q
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