With the help of a kitchen knife, carefully cut a potato into two pieces of roughly equal size.

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Measure and record the initial weight of both the pieces using a weighing balance.

Put one piece of the potato in Beaker A with plain water.

Put the other piece of the potato in Beaker B with 20 per cent salt or sugar solution.

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Leave them undisturbed for about an hour or until you notice a visible change in the size of the pieces.

Measure and record the final weight of each piece.

Calculate the difference between the initial and their final weights.