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Potato cores of equal mass are placed in solutions of varying salt concentrations for 2 hours: • Solution 1 (0% salt): Mass increased by 15% • Solution 2 (0.9% salt): Mass remained unchanged • Solution 3 (5% salt): Mass decreased by 18% Which statement correctly explains the mass change in Solution 3?

Salt molecules moved out of potato cells into the solution Water moved out of potato cells into the hypertonic solution by osmosis Potato cells performed cellular respiration to burn mass Water moved into potato cells from the solution by active transport

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Water moved out of potato cells into the hypertonic solution by osmosis

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