BI-474
Osmosis
Biology · Secondary 3 · Hard · Osmosis
A piece of potato is placed in solution X and its mass increases by 8% after 30 minutes. Another identical piece is placed in solution Y and its mass decreases by 4%. What can be concluded about the water potential of solutions X and Y relative to the potato cells?
- Both X and Y have higher water potential than the potato cells.
- Both X and Y have lower water potential than the potato cells.
- X has higher and Y has lower water potential than the potato cells.
- X has lower and Y has higher water potential than the potato cells.
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