If You Take Three Balloons, Blow Them Up and Assemble

question 3

Multiple Choice

If you take three balloons, blow them up and assemble them together, the shape you are most likely to observe is

• A) linear.
• B) tetrahedral.
• C) pyramidal.
• D) trigonal planar.

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Definitions:

Hypotonic

describes a solution that has a lower concentration of solutes compared to another solution, leading to water moving into the cell.

Isotonic

A solution that has the same solute concentration as another solution, preventing the movement of water across a semipermeable membrane.

Osmosis

The spontaneous movement of solvent molecules through a semi-permeable membrane from a region of lower solute concentration to one of higher solute concentration.

Translocation

The movement of substances within an organism or the transfer of genes or segments of chromosomes from one location to another.