Osmosis is the movement of water molecules through a semi permeable membrane to a low water potential from a high water potential. This semi permeable membrane is there to control the movement of materials that pass through the membrane out and into the cell (BBC). The rate of osmosis can be affected due to multiple aspects contributing to the effectiveness of the osmosis. This includes elements such as size of the particles, the temperature as well as the concentration of the solute. In the case of this experiment, the size of particles are something to consider as they can affect the rate of osmosis. For example, the water molecules are small enough to freely move to and from the cell whilst the sucrose molecules are not able to pass through
