Question

A balloon contains a 10% glucose solution. The balloon is permeable to water but not to glucose. A beaker contains a 5% glucose solution. What will happen when the balloon is submerged in the beaker

Answer 1

The state of the balloon:

When the balloon is submerged in the beaker, the amount of water in the beaker will get reduced.  

What is Osmosis:    

Based on the concentration of solutes on both sides of the membrane, water will flow through a permeable membrane in a specific direction.

Hypertonic solution:

It means that there are more solutes present in the surrounding environment than in the cell itself.

Hypotonic solution:

In a hypotonic solution, the concentration of solutes inside the cell is higher than that outside the cell.

• When comparing two solutions, the one with the larger solute concentration is hypertonic, and the one with the lower solute concentration is hypotonic. Isotonic solutions have an identical solute concentration.

• While the solution in the beaker is hypertonic, Meaning that will draw water molecules out of the cell. As water molecules move from a location of high water potential (dilute solution) to a region of reduced water potential (10% glucose solution), the water from the 5% glucose solution will flow into the 10% one (concentrated solution)
• This is the reason why the amount of water decreases when the balloon is submerged in the beaker.

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