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Chapter 12, Problem 104P

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In the apparatus shown here, what will happen if the membrane is (a) permeable to both water and the \(\mathrm{Na}^{+}\) and \(\mathrm{Cl}^{-}\) ions, (b) permeable to water and \(\mathrm{Na}^{+}\) ions but not to \(\mathrm{Cl}^{-}\) ions, (c) permeable to water but not to \(\mathrm{Na}^{+}\) and \(\mathrm{Cl}^{-}\) ions?

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QUESTION:

In the apparatus shown here, what will happen if the membrane is (a) permeable to both water and the \(\mathrm{Na}^{+}\) and \(\mathrm{Cl}^{-}\) ions, (b) permeable to water and \(\mathrm{Na}^{+}\) ions but not to \(\mathrm{Cl}^{-}\) ions, (c) permeable to water but not to \(\mathrm{Na}^{+}\) and \(\mathrm{Cl}^{-}\) ions?

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In the apparatus shown in the question, we need to answer what will happen if the membrane is

(a) permeable to both water and the and ions,

(b) permeable to water and ions but not to ions,

(c) permeable to water but not to and ions

The process occurring in the apparatus is osmosis.

Osmosis is the movement of solvent molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration.

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