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How can you remove the hard calcium carbonate layer of the egg without damaging its semipermeable membrane? Can this egg be inserted into a bottle with a narrow neck without distorting its shape? Explain the process involved.

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This can be achieved as under:

  1. Take a mineral acid solution and put an egg inside it and leave it for 2 hours. Most of the outer shell will dissolve. Remove any remaining part with your fingers.
  2. Take a saturated solution (hypertonic) and lace the egg in it for 3 hours. Egg’s size reduces as the egg shrivels due to osmosis.
  3. Place the egg in a bottle with a narrow neck and fill water (hypotonic) in it. The egg will regain its shape.
     

 

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