Question

In the lab, students are soaking potato cores in different sucrose solutions overnight to observe the movement of water into and out of the potatoes. Observe the picture. Which result, below, best matches the picture?
A) The potato in the distilled water doubled in mass due to the hypotonic solution.
B) The potato in the 2M solution remained the same because it was an isotonic solution.
C) The mass of the potato in the distilled water did not change because it was a hypotonic solution.
D) The potato in the 8M solution decreased in mass because the solution was hypertonic to the potato.

Answer 1

Answer:

B)

Explanation:

The potato in the 2M solution remained the same because it was an isotonic solution.

Answer 2

Answer:B

Explanation:

The potato in the 2M solution remained the same because it was an isotonic solution.