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Because potato have water and potato go hard and soft
No, really. The texture of potatoes is usually pretty directly correlated with water content, meaning that it's easy to tell how much water is in a potato by squeezing it. If it's as hard as a brick, crispy and juicy when you cut into it, and a little pale-looking, chances are it's got a lot of water. If it's slightly spongy and a little darker-looking, it's missing water. (Carrots, on the other hand, are usually the same texture whether they've got water or not.)
That, and it's a tuber, which means that it can absorb water relatively easily (unlike, for example, onions.)
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What is the control in an experiment to demonstrate osmosis?
If you are doing the experiment with potato or similar (other plant tissue) then you boil the potato you are taking the sample from before you use it, to shoe that the plant tissue needs to be alive for the experiment to work.
How does boiling a potato effect osmosis?
Boiling the potato destroys the cell membrane which is a partially permeable membrane. Thus osmosis is unable to occur as osmosis occurs through a partially membrane and only diffusion would occur.
What can be used to replace potato in osmosis?
Any root vegetables would be good. Some good ones could be yam or sweet potato.
Description of osmosis?
osmosis means the movement of water from a high concentration gradient to a low concentration gradient, through a SEMI-permable membrane, osmosis is 'complete' whene both sides are in they state of equalibrium this means when the water molecules are evenly spread out. e.g. a potato clyinder in a water beaker, the water particles in the potato is greater than in the beaker of water, and so as the definition says '...from a high to low concentration...' the water molecules transferr from the potato to the beaker of water. If you don't get it ur dumb
What is the context for an osmosis experiment?
The context for an osmosis experiment typically involves studying the movement of water molecules across a semi-permeable membrane. It aims to investigate how concentration gradients affect the direction and rate of water movement, and how different solute concentrations impact osmotic flow. The experiment can be conducted using various materials, solutes, and concentrations to observe and measure the osmotic process.
What organism is used in the osmosis experiment?
A potato is used in the osmosis experiment.
What is the control in an experiment to demonstrate osmosis?
If you are doing the experiment with potato or similar (other plant tissue) then you boil the potato you are taking the sample from before you use it, to shoe that the plant tissue needs to be alive for the experiment to work.
How does osmosis experiment take place with potato?
Beacause when you put the slice of potato in water osmosis takes place since concentration of water is lower then the concentration of the potato and water moves from ow concentration to high concentration so the water will move into the potato and the potato will become ridgid, But if you put salty water the salty water has a higher concentration then the potato so water will move out of the potato and the potato becomes soft.
Can peeled boiled potato go through osmosis?
yes peeled potato go through osmosis.
How does length and width of a potato affect osmosis and also how does the mass of the potato affect osmosis?
If a potato has a larger surface are:volume ratio, it will be affected by osmosis more quickly that a potato with a smaller surface are:volume ratio. Presumably a potato with a larger mass will have a smaller SA:Vol ratio, and as such will be less affected.
How does boiling a potato effect osmosis?
Boiling the potato destroys the cell membrane which is a partially permeable membrane. Thus osmosis is unable to occur as osmosis occurs through a partially membrane and only diffusion would occur.
Will a potato lose weight if it is peeled and soaked in a salt water solution for a day?
Because of osmosis the water in the potato will move into the hypertonic solution causing the potato to lose weight.
Why salt solution is used in osmosis experiment?
Salt solutions are used in osmosis experiment to show that water will move to the side that has more salt. "Water follows salt."
Why did water diffuse out of a potato in a test tube of Na Cl?
Osmosis.
If you put sugar in a peeled potato what will happen?
Osmosis will happen. The water will move from the potato into the sugar solution. The potato will lose mass and shrink.
What can be used to replace potato in osmosis?
Any root vegetables would be good. Some good ones could be yam or sweet potato.
What experiment would you do to determine whether water moves in and out of cells?
The process of osmosis.
