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Question
Look at Figure 11.1. Draw another figure of the same set-up as would be observed after a few hours.
Solution
After a few hours there occurs a rise in the level of sugar solution in the potato and a fall in the level of water in the beaker, which indicates that the solution has absorbed water from the beaker. The entry of water into the sugar solution occurs by the process of osmosis.
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