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When a half potato is boiled, the cell membranes break down, releasing the intracellular contents including starches and sugars. The boiling water creates an osmotic gradient that can cause water to move out of the potato cells, leading to a loss of moisture and a softer texture in the potato.

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Who founded osmosis?

No one founded osmosis. Osmosis is just the movement of water across a semipereamble membrane.


What is a analogy for osmosis?

Osmosis is like a one-way traffic flow on a busy road. Water molecules move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration, similar to how cars move in one direction on a one-way street.


How much does one ounce of potato chips weigh?

One ounce of potato chips weighs approximately 28 grams.


The net movement of water across a membrane from the solution of lower concentration to one of higher concentration is called?

This is referred to as OSMOSIS. When you say "solution of lower concentration" this implies the solute concentration is low, thus water concentration is high. So, osmosis is movement of water from a high concentration of water, to a lower concentration of water, just to be clear.


What is your conclusion to osmosis?

Osmosis can be defined by many example one is when slices of the potato are mixed with a high concentration of salt solution we can see the potatoes are shrink because the water from potato moves to the salt solution. Osmosis may occur when there is a partially-permeable membrane, such as a cell membrane. When a cell is submerged in water, the water molecules pass through the cell membrane from an area of low solute concentration (outside the cell) to one of high solute concentration (inside the cell), this is called osmosis. The cell membrane is selectively permeable, so only necessary materials are let into the cell and waste left out. Plant cell under different environments Osmotic pressure is the main cause of support in many plants. The osmotic entry of water raises the turgor pressure exerted against the cell wall, until it equals the osmotic pressure, creating a steady state.

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