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Question : An artificialcell made of selectively permeablemembrane immersed in a beaker ( in the figure). Read the values andanswer the following questions ? (a) Draw an arrow to indicate the direction of water movement. (b) Is the solution outside the cell isotonic, hypotonic or hypertonic ? (c) Is the cell isotonic, hypotonic or hypertonic ? (d) Will the cell become more flaccid, more turgid or stay in original size ? (e) With reference to artificial cell state, theprocess is endosmosis or exosmosis ? Give reasons.

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Solution :(a)
(B) HYPERTONIC
(C) hypotonic
(d) more turgid
(e) Since `Psi_(W)=-8`, this process is ENDOSMOSIS.


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