The diagram below shows a set-up for an experiment to demonstrate a certain physiology process.

      

The diagram below shows a set-up for an experiment to demonstrate a certain physiology process.
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a) What nature of solution is represented by 20% sugar solution?
b) Explain the observation made on the set-up after one hour.

  

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John
a) Concentration solution/ Hypertonic solution compared to water in the beaker.

b) Water molecules will move from the beaker into the thistle funnel through semi-permeable cellephane paper by osmosis. Sugar solution level will rise in the funnel and distilled water in the beaker will drop
johnmulu answered the question on April 29, 2017 at 06:46


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