5 Questions
Define osmosis.
Osmosis is the passive diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane.
Explain what happens when two solutions separated by a semipermeable membrane have different effective osmotic pressures.
The solution with the higher effective osmotic pressure is hypertonic, and the solution with the lower effective osmotic pressure is hypotonic. Water flows from the hypotonic to the hypertonic solution.
How do you differentiate between a hypertonic, isotonic, and hypotonic solution based on solute concentration?
A hypertonic solution has a higher solute concentration, an isotonic solution has an equal solute concentration, and a hypotonic solution has a lower solute concentration compared to another solution.
If two solutions have the same effective osmotic pressure, how are they classified?
If two solutions have the same effective osmotic pressure, they are isotonic.
Explain the direction of water flow in osmosis between a hypotonic and hypertonic solution.
Water flows from the hypotonic solution to the hypertonic solution.
Learn about osmosis, a passive diffusion process of water through a semipermeable membrane. Understand how water flows across membranes from low to high solute concentration solutions, and the concept of isotonic solutions in osmosis.
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