The shrinking and expanding of the potato strips is due to osmosis. Potatoes are made of cells, and their cell walls act as semipermeable membranes. The 0 grams solution contains less salts and more water than the potato cells (which have more salts and less water). 9 янв. 2020 г.
What happened to the potato strip that was placed in a hypotonic solution?
If the concentration of the sucrose solution is low, which is a hypotonic concentration, the length of potato and apple strips size will increase and becomes turgid because the water moved out of the potato and the apple cells.
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