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Gummy Bear Lab Report

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In this experiment we took measurements of two gummy bears before subjecting them to any scientific changes. The mass of the gummy bear in the bag before the experiment was 1,980 grams and the mass of the gummy bear in water before the experiment was 2,484 grams. After we took the measurements of the gummy bears we placed one in a ziplock bag and closed it with as little air in it as possible left in it. The other gummy bear was placed in water for 24 hours. After the 24 hours, the gummy bear that was in the water had absorbed so much water it was over twice the size. It was so much bigger because the gummy bear has a semi-permeable membrane so osmosis was able to occur. Osmosis is the movement of molecules from high to low areas of concentration

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