Once upon a time, Walter the water molecule was traveling around Linda's blood. He was enjoying moving around wherever he wanted
. One day, Walter decided to visit some cells. He traveled in and out of the cells as he pleased. Walter decided that he liked the cells so much that he wanted to stay inside and rest in the vacuole. However, as the day went on, Walter felt a change happening around him. Linda had eaten some VERY salty popcorn. Walter LOVED Sally the salt molecule and felt a magnetic attraction to her. The closer the salt came to the cell, the quicker Walter's love for Sally pulled him out of the cell and towards the salt.
This story that is related to the movement of water in relation to the amount of solute seeks to explain the process of OSMOSIS in a very interesting way.
Explanation:
The OSMOSIS process is a process where water diffuses from a compartment with fewer solutes to one with higher solutes, that is why the osmotic intention is to balance the concentrations and molarities between both compartments, this is called osmotic balance.
For this to happen, a highly water-permeable barrier is needed.
H3PO4 has molecular weight of approximately 98 grams per
mole. 4.50 M is equal to 4.50 mole per 1000 mL solution of H3PO4. 255 mL times
4.50 mol /1000 mL times 98 g/mol is equal to 112.455 grams. Note that I
automatically equate 1 Liter to 1000 mL since the given volume is in mL for
easier computation.
