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CALCULATING THE OSMOTIC PRESSURE OF A SOLUTION

The total concentration of dissolved particles inside red blood cells and in the surrounding plasma is approximately 0.30 M, and the membrane surrounding the cells is semipermeable. What would the maximum osmotic pressure in atmospheres inside the cells be if the cells were removed from blood plasma and placed in pure water at 298 K?

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If red blood cells were removed from plasma and placed in pure water, water would pass through the cell membrane, causing a pressure increase inside the cells. The maximum amount of this pressure would be

\Pi = MRT

where M = 0.30 mol/L , R = 0.082 06 (L · atm)/(K · mol), T = 298 K.

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