A gummy bear was left in a beaker of distilled water overnight. The gummy bear on the left was the original gummy and the gummy on the right was the resulting bear.
Explain what happened to the volume of the gummy bear that was left in distilled water. Use CER format to construct your answer.

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Answer: The tap water contains impurities that the gummy bear was already at an equilibrium with. Therefore, if it is placed in distilled water; it would be placed in a hypotonic solution. This would cause it to swell even more and become more fragile.

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