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Use your knowledge of osmosis to explain why the mass of each cube increased.

Use Your Knowledge Of Osmosis To Explain Why The Mass Of Each Cube Increased class=

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Osmosis passes from a medium with a high concentration of water molecules to another with a low concentration of water molecules and since the potato has low water concentration so the water transfers to it increasing its mass

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The mass of each potato cube increased because they have gained water by osmosis.

Recall that: osmosis is the movement of water molecules from the region of high water concentration (high water potential) to the region of low water concentration (low water potential) through a semipermeable membrane.

A solution with a high solute concentration will have low water potential and vice versa. They are also said to be hypertonic when compared to a solution with a low solute concentration (hypotonic).

Thus, the potato cubes increased in size because the cells of the potato have low water potential when compared to the distilled water in which they were thrown. In other words, the cell sap of the potato cubes is hypertonic while the distilled water is hypotonic.

More on osmosis can be found here: https://brainly.com/question/21395644

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