Egg Osmosis
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Define osmosis.
Differentiate between osmosis and diffusion.
Define solute.
Define solvent.
Define solution.
Define hypotonic solution. Give an example of a hypotonic solution.
Define hypertonic solution. Give an example of a hypertonic solution.
Define isotonic solution. Give an example of an isotonic solution.
If one brought in a beaker of ocean water solution, describe what would be the solute? The
solvent?
10. What is known as the universal solvent? What is the chemical representation of this?
11. What is going to happen if you put an egg in a hypotonic solution and why?
12. What is going to happen if you put an egg in a hypertonic solution and why?
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13. What is meant by a semi-permeable membrane? In an egg, what might pass through it, and
what might not pass through it? Why?
Egg-Experiment
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