Hypothesis: I think the egg and vinegar will have a chemical reaction and the egg will dissolve. When it is placed in tap water I think that there will be a greater concentration in the inside of the egg because the vinegar seeps in the egg and when placed in tap water it has a chemical reaction because osmosis diffuses from water.
The two molecules that dissolved the egg shell are calcium acetate and water. When we put the egg in the vinegar to dissolve the egg shell it will take 48 hours to completely dissolve the egg shell and completely expose the membrane. Because the vinegar is mostly made of a solution of acetic acid and the egg is made up of calcium carbonate and when you put the egg in the vinegar it creates a chemical reaction that
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A egg's membrane is semi permeable this means it'll only allow specific molecules pass through it in the case of the vinegar it will only allow the water molecules to pass through. When we place the egg that is swollen into the corn syrup the opposite effect happens the water will travel through the membrane and into the corn syrup this happens because there is an imbalance in the molecules. he corn syrup has very few water molecules but lots of sugar molecules but the egg has lots of water molecules but the egg has lots of water molecules and only a few sugars, proteins and electrolytes. All the molecules want to be in equal proportions on either side of the membrane but only water is capable of moving through the membrane. So, instead the water moves from where there is a low amount of other molecules to where there is a lot more this means that the water leaves and goes into the syrup as the water leaves the egg the egg shrivels and shrinks. So when we put the egg into the colored water there is a lot of water molecules but nothing else outside but inside the