Question

Describe an activity to demonstrate the process of Osmosis.

Answer 1

Aim : To show the process of osmosis.

Materials required : Bowls , sugar , raisins , water

Procedure :
1) Both the beakers will be taken. Keep on adding sugar in water in the bowl 1 to make it concentrated solution . But in beaker 2 , add a small amount of sugar in the bowl 2 to make it a dilute solution.

2) The raisins are kept in both the bowls for few hours.

3) When you a pick a raisin from the bowl 1 , the raisin will be shrinked as water has moved from inside to outside. The solution is more sugary outside than inside .

4) The raisin of bowl 2 will get swelled up as water moves from outside to inside.