Which Starch Solution Will Decrease in Volume as Osmosis Occurs

question 73

Multiple Choice

Which starch solution will decrease in volume as osmosis occurs?

• A)4%
• B)10%
• C)Neither exerts osmotic pressure.
• D)They exert equal osmotic pressures.
• E)They exert opposite osmotic pressures.

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Definitions:

Conjugate Acid

The species created when a base gains a proton (H+), forming a pair in which the acid and base differ only by one hydrogen atom.

Conjugate Base

A species formed by the removal of a proton (H+) from an acid.

Empirical Formula

The simplest ratio of the elements in a compound that gives the relative number of atoms of each element.

Molecular Formula

A notation that shows the number and type of atoms in a molecule, without indicating how they are connected.