Two potato cylinders were cut from the same potato. Cylinder J was left in distilled water for one hour. Cylinder K was left in 1.0 mol/dm3 sugar solution for one hour. Cylinder J gained mass and cylinder K lost mass.
Explain the change in mass of cylinder J and the change in mass of cylinder K.
After 24 hours, the mass of each cylinder had stopped changing.
Explain why.
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