A simple device constructed from a wire screen, a large beaker, beans, and oats is described. It provides a simple and effective visual model of the phenomenon of osmosis and, by extension, the origin of other colligative properties of solutions.
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Citation
Morse, Joseph G. J. Chem. Educ.1999 76 64.
Keywords
Demonstrations; Introductory / High School Chemistry; Solutions / Solvents; Teaching / Learning Aids
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