Solution 1 contains 3.5g of sodium chloride in 500 mL of water. Solution 2 contains 7.5g of glucose in 300 mL of water. If the above solutions were separated by a membrane permeable to water, but not to the solutes, would osmosis occur, and if so, in which direction would water move?

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Mateo Mejia

Chemistry

12 January, 13:21

Solution 1 contains 3.5g of sodium chloride in 500 mL of water. Solution 2 contains 7.5g of glucose in 300 mL of water. If the above solutions were separated by a membrane permeable to water, but not to the solutes, would osmosis occur, and if so, in which direction would water move?

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Karma Guerra · Answer 1

Answer is Object 2 (which has a density of 1.9 g/cm³).

Explanation;

When object is floating, the weight of that object is less than the up thrust on it.

When an object fully submerged and floating, then the weight of that object is equal to the up thrust on it.

This is known as the Archemide's principle.

Both up thrust and weight depends on the density. Hence, if the density of the solution is high, then the up thrust also high. If the density high, the the weight of the object also high.

Hence, to sink the object in water, that object should be denser than water. Hence, answer is object 3 which has a higher density than water.