Suppose a bag made of a selectively permeable membrane was filled with a 5% solution of glucose and sealed. What would happen if the bag was placed in pure water or in a 10% glucose solution?

What will be an ideal response?


In pure water, the bag would swell as water moves in. In the glucose solution, the bag would shrink as water moves out.

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