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a u-tube has a semipermeable membrane in the middle. the left side has a pure li

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Question

a u-tube has a semipermeable membrane in the middle. the left side has a pure liquid. the right side has a concentrated solution. what can be observed about the liquid levels? a. they will be equal. b. the right side will continue to increase until the osmotic pressure equals the atmospheric pressure c. the right side will begin to rise, but stop when dynamic equilibrium is reached. d. The left side will begin to rise, but stop when dynamic equilibrium is reached. Multiple answers may be correct.
a u-tube has a semipermeable membrane in the middle. the left side has a pure liquid. the right side has a concentrated solution. what can be observed about the liquid levels? a. they will be equal. b. the right side will continue to increase until the osmotic pressure equals the atmospheric pressure c. the right side will begin to rise, but stop when dynamic equilibrium is reached. d. The left side will begin to rise, but stop when dynamic equilibrium is reached. Multiple answers may be correct.
a u-tube has a semipermeable membrane in the middle. the left side has a pure liquid. the right side has a concentrated solution. what can be observed about the liquid levels? a. they will be equal. b. the right side will continue to increase until the osmotic pressure equals the atmospheric pressure c. the right side will begin to rise, but stop when dynamic equilibrium is reached. d. The left side will begin to rise, but stop when dynamic equilibrium is reached. Multiple answers may be correct.

Explanation / Answer

The term osmosis describes the movement of a solvent through a semipermeable membrane from a less concentrated solution to a more concentrated one.

left side is pure water (less concentrated solution), right side more concentrated solution.

the right side will begin to rise, but stop when dynamic equilibrium is reached.

the right side will continue to increase until the osmotic pressure equals the atmospheric pressure.