Explain why the height of the solution in the thistle tube increased during the 25-minute period

Because osmosis occurred. Osmosis is the spontaneous net movement of solvent molecules through a semi-permeable membrane into a region of higher solute concentration, in the direction that tends to equalize the solute concentrations on the two sides. the water goes in the membrane resulting an increase in height

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