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Why do the potato strip in pure water get bigger?​

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This is because of osmosis, water from outside the potato strip travels down the concentration gradient and into the potato strip causing it to get bigger.
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The incoming water in the potato cells pushes on the cell walls and makes the cells bigger , that's how the strips of potato in pure water becomes bigger .

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