Gummy bears do some interesting things when put into different liquids. We wanted to find out what would happen when we put gummy bears into water, salt water, vinegar, and baking soda water. We measured 50 mls of each liquid & added 1 tbsp. of salt or baking soda:
These are the results one day later
Recording the length before and after would be a good way to asses the changes particularly.
Recording the length before and after would be a good way to asses the changes particularly.
The Science Behind It:
Osmosis is the movement of water from less concentrated solution to equalize the concentration. When the gummy bear is placed in the water, the water will go inside of it (it's higher concentrated) to try & equalize it. It doesn't grow the salt water though because the salt causes the water conentration to be similar to the bear if it grows it will be minimal.
Osmosis is the movement of water from less concentrated solution to equalize the concentration. When the gummy bear is placed in the water, the water will go inside of it (it's higher concentrated) to try & equalize it. It doesn't grow the salt water though because the salt causes the water conentration to be similar to the bear if it grows it will be minimal.
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