Question

So remember it was osmosis that caused the egg to swell up, well remember how osmosis works; water travels from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. When the egg was in pure water the water traveled INTO the egg, thats what made it larger. But if the egg is sitting in a syrup solution instead of pure water, what direction do you think the water will travel this time? Or in other words, do you think the egg will get larger, shrivel or stay the same?

Answer 1

The egg will shrivel, and the water will travel out of the egg into the syrup.

Step-by-step explanation:

Yeah, so exactly like you wrote, osmosis is a specific type of diffusion, the diffusion (movement from higher to lower concentration) of free water.

First, why did water travel into the egg when it was in pure water? The answer is because there are no solutes in pure water, there is more free water in pure water, which causes it to move into the egg.

But now, what will happen if the egg is sitting in a syrup solution instead? The answer lies in solutes. There are more solutes in the syrup solution than the egg, meaning that there is less free water in the syrup, and because of osmosis/diffusion, water will move out of the egg. The egg will then become shriveled.

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