How does surface area affect osmosis? How does the water potential affect osmosis?

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Osmosis is a passive process and involves the of water molecules from where there is a high water potential to where there is a lower water potential down the water potential gradient, through a partially permeable membrane.

For example, if a potato strip is placed in distilled water, its cells' cytoplasm has a lower water potential than that of the distilled water surrounding them. Water thus moves down the gradient into the cells, making them turgid. The effects can be seen either as an increase in mass or an increase in the length of the strip.

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