A dialysis membrane is selectively permeable, and substances smallerthan proteins are able to pass through it. If you wanted to use adialysis machine to remove only urea (a small molecule) from blood,what could you use for the dialysis fluid?a. a solution that is isotonic and contains only large molecules, suchas proteinb. a solution that is isotonic and contains the same concentration ofall substances except that it has no ureac. distilled water, which contains no ions or dissolved moleculesd. blood, which is isotonic and contains the same concentration of allsubstances, including urea

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A dialysis membrane is selectively permeable, and substances smaller
than proteins are able to pass through it. If you wanted to use a
dialysis machine to remove only urea (a small molecule) from blood,
what could you use for the dialysis fluid?
a. a solution that is isotonic and contains only large molecules, such
as protein
b. a solution that is isotonic and contains the same concentration of
all substances except that it has no urea
c. distilled water, which contains no ions or dissolved molecules
d. blood, which is isotonic and contains the same concentration of all
substances, including urea

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