Question

Predict what would happen to typical animal cells placed in 0.0M and 1.0M sucrose solutions, and explain your prediction. The animal cells molar concentration is 2.0M.

Answer 1

Answer:

The animal cell will take in water until it eventually swells or burst

Explanation:

Osmosis is an important phenomenon that drives the movement of water across membranes. It is defined as the movement of water molecules from a region of high water concentration/low solute concentration to a region of low water concentration/high solute concentration across a semi-permeable membrane.

In this case, the animal cell with a molar concentration of 2.0M is placed in 0.0M and 1.0M sucrose solutions. This means that the cell is placed in an hypotonic solution (solution with low solute concentration), hence, water will move from the extracellular solution into the animal cell since the solute concentration in the cell is more. The animal cell will begin to swell and eventually burst.