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WILL GIVE BRAIN: OSMOSIS

A gummy bear is put into a cup with tap water. Another identical one is put into a cup with salt water. Why does the one in salt water shrink while the one in tap water grows?

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Answer:

because there are more sugar molecules in the Gummy Bear than in the water and more salt molecules in the salt water than in the Gummy Bear.

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