Osmotic Relations Lab

Question 1

what happens when the concentration of sucrose within the solution that the potato was placed in increases? why?

Answer 1

the mass of the potato decreases due to water leaving the potato cells due to osmosis since there is a higher solute concentration outside of the cells than inside of them

Question 2

what happens when the concentration of sucrose within the solution that the potato was placed in decreases? why?

Answer 2

hte mass of the potato increases due to water entering the potato cells through osmosis since there is a higher concentration within the cells than outside of the cells