Biology
Give reasons for the following:
Potato cubes when placed in water become firm and increase in size.
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Potato cubes contain excess of salts and sugars as compared to the water in which the cubes are placed. Hence, due to endosmosis, water from the surrounding enters the potato cubes making them firm and increasing their size.
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