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If it was placed in a salty solution the potato strip would shrink because the outer solution has a high salt concentration so the water in the potato strip would get out through osmosis and would try to balance the solution

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well first off i think you mean "what will happen to a potato when it is placed in salt water" but other than that, the potato will even out the water in the cells with the water in the bowl or sink. It will not intake the salt because the particles are too big to be induced.

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The potato will shrink.

If the salt concentration in the water is greater than in the potato, water will leave the potato until the salt concentration inside the potato is the same as the water.

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It will get smaller, put rarely it will get bigger.

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Because of osmosis,there is less salt in the potato than in the water surrounding it,and so the potato absorbs the salt water to even it out.

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water leaves the potato cells causing it to shrink in size

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The potato increses in volume a little because the salty water gets inside the potato.

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it gets soft and flexible

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Do potato cubes gain or lose mass in salt water solutions?

depends on the salt content of the potato and how concentrated the salt is. the more salt there is in the water than the potato- the more water will exit the potato which then loses mass.


What will happen to a potato put in salt water?

In the salt solution the concentration of water inside the cells of the potato is higher than that outside. Therefore water molecules move from inside the potato where there is higher concentration of water molecules to outside the potato where there is a lower concentration of water molecules through semipermeable membrane of the potato cells. This process is called osmosis.


What happens to potato strip in dilute water?

This depends on the concentration of the salt solution. If the water potential of the salt solution is greater (less concentrated) than the cell sap of the potato cells, water would move into the potato cells, increasing the size of the potato strip. If the water potential of the salt solution is lower (more concentrated) than the cell sap of the potato cells, water would move out of the potato cells in the salt solution, decreasing the size of the potato strip.


Why does potatoes get soggy in salt water?

It has to do with hypertonicity between cells. The concentration of water in salt water is lower than the concentration of water inside the potato. So water will move out of the potato and in to the salt water to create equilibrium, causing the potato to shrink.


What do you think will happen to the potato pieces if increase the amount of salt in each test container?

water will leave the potato cells through osmosis making them lose weight slightly


What happens when a cell plant is placed in salt. In a potato I made a hole and I put salt on it . In other hand I put this in a cup with water. What will happens in relation a Diffussio aND oSmos?

~When you put salt in potato and then put it in the water cup, there is low water concentration in potato and more concentration in the cup of water. Due to this concentration gradient water moves from the cup into the potato by osmosis.


Would a potato get heavier if you place it in salt water?

No a potato will not get heavier if placed in salt water, and does it really matter if it does? Do not ask stupid questions. Keep it simple.


Why put potato in salt water?

First there is no such thing as a "potatoe", it is spelt "potato". Cooking in salted water enhances the flavour of the cooked potato.