What will happen if a potato that is hollowed, peeled and cut into half is put into a trough containing water (hypotonic) solution?
the potato has nothing inside the hollow

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When the hollowed, peeled and cut potato is placed in hypotonic solution, water will move inside the potato from outside due to endosmosis. After some time, the hollow portion of potato will get filled with water indicating that water has moved from outside to inside of the potato.

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What will happen if a potato that is hollowed, peeled and cut into half is put into a trough containing water (hypotonic) solution? the potato has nothing inside the hollow

When the hollowed, peeled and cut potato is placed in hypotonic solution, water will move inside the potato from outside due to endosmosis. After some time, the hollow portion of potato will get filled with water indicating that water has moved from outside to inside of the potato.

What will happen if a potato that is hollowed, peeled and cut into half is put into a trough containing water (hypotonic) solution?
the potato has nothing inside the hollow