Question

What would explain the change in the size of a gummy bear after it is placed in regular water?

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is the second statement that it will swell.

Explanation:

The majority of the sugary candies get dissolve when kept in water. However, the gummy bears get larger instead of getting dissolved in the water due to the presence of gelatin in it. When the gummy bears are kept in water, the molecules of water, that is, the solvent get within the bear by the process of osmosis.  

The molecules of water cross the semipermeable membrane and move into the region of higher solute region in order to equalize the concentration of solvent on both the sides of the candy surface.  

In the beginning, less water and more gelatin are present within the gummy bear. However, to make things equal, the molecules of water are moved within the candy where there are lesser water molecules and larger molecules of gelatin present. This gelatin presence makes the gummy bear function like a sponge by absorbing water rather than getting dissolved in it.  

Answer 2

If it is hot water than than it will expand an if it is cold water than it will shrink