Remember that chemistry uses macroscopic, large scale observation to help describe and understand matter at the unseeable, molecular level. And then we represent both the microscopic and macroscopic with often complex symbolic representation. One type of large scale experiment is a trial of a system in a human subject. Experiments that help develop new foods, drugs or treatments attempt to indicate the microscopic action of the new substance by observing human behavior. Introduction and Osmosis Dr. Robert Cade and three other doctors at the University of Florida used the concepts of solution properties and osmosis to develop the beverage we now know as Gatorade.
Osmosis is important in exercise.
Most of us are familiar with the dehydrating effect of exercise on our bodies . As we exercise in the summer sun, we lose water. We can become dizzy and feel fatigued. What is happening is that we sweat and we breathe out water vapor. We lose water from the intercellular spaces within our bodies.