If a Human Cell Is Placed into Solution X, Containing

question 62

Multiple Choice

If a human cell is placed into solution X, containing water and a nonpenetrating solute, then

• A)water will diffuse into solution X until the cytosol and solution X are isotonic.
• B)water will diffuse across the membrane until a state of equilibrium is established.
• C)water will diffuse into the cell until stopped by an opposing hydrostatic pressure in the cytosol.
• D)neither the cell nor solution X will experience a net gain of water.
• E)it is not possible to predict what will happen.

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