Corn Syrup Lab Report

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My hypotheses stated that when an egg is placed in corn syrup or distilled water, osmosis will occur. They also said that when an egg is placed in corn syrup, the osmosis will occur from the water in the egg to the corn syrup while when the egg is placed in water, the osmosis will occur from water outside of the egg into the egg itself. The final part of my hypotheses states that the egg’s mass will decrease when it is placed in corn syrup, but when an egg is placed in water, its mass will increase. My reasoning when constructing my first hypothesis was that the structure of the corn syrup is too thick to travel through the cell membranes of the egg, but the water in the egg will be able to travel through the egg’s membranes and into the corn

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