Inside a beaker, dialysis membrane A is filled with a 50% glucose solution and dialysis membrane B is filled with a 50% NaCl solution. Both bags are put into beakers containing 100% water. Which of the following choices is correct? (hint: the dialysis membrane is only permeable to water) a) For both solutions, it is isosmotic, and hypotonic so water flows into the membrane. b) For both solutions, it is isosmotic, and isotonic so there is not net flow of water c) For both solutions, it is hyposmotic, and hypotonic so water flows into the membrane d) For both solutions, it is hyperosmotic
Inside a beaker, dialysis membrane A is filled with a 50% glucose solution and dialysis membrane B is filled with a 50% NaCl solution. Both bags are put into beakers containing 100% water. Which of the following choices is correct? (hint: the dialysis membrane is only permeable to water)
a) For both solutions, it is isosmotic, and hypotonic so water flows into the membrane.
b) For both solutions, it is isosmotic, and isotonic so there is not net flow of water
c) For both solutions, it is hyposmotic, and hypotonic so water flows into the membrane
d) For both solutions, it is hyperosmotic, and hypertonic so water flows into the membrane
e) For both solutions, it is hyposmotic, and hypertonic so water flows out of the membrane
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