Diffusion of Water Through a Selectively Permeable Membrane in the Presence

question 81

Multiple Choice

Diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane in the presence of at least one impermeable solute is referred to as:

• A) diffusion.
• B) osmosis.
• C) phagocytosis.
• D) pinocytosis.

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Definitions:

Asymmetric Carbons

Carbon atoms bonded to four different groups, leading to molecules that can exist in two non-superimposable mirror image forms.

Trichloroheptane

A compound consisting of a seven-carbon chain heptane with three chlorine atoms attached, existing in several isomeric forms.

Diastereomers

Stereoisomers that are not mirror images of each other, differing in the spatial arrangement of atoms.

Enantiomers

Compounds that are non-superimposable mirror images of one another, often involved in chirality in organic chemistry.