A 0.1 M glucose solution is separated from a 0.2 M glucose solution by a semipermeable membrane. (a) Which solution exerts the greater osmotic pressure? (b) In which direction will water flow between the two solutions? (c) Describe the level of the two solutions when equilibrium is reached.
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The solvent (water) flows from the less concentrated solution to the more concentrated solution.

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a. The greater the number of dissolved particles, the higher the osmotic pressure, so the 0.2 M glucose solution exerts the greater pressure.
b. Water will fl ow from the less concentrated solution (0.1 M) to the more concentrated solution (0.2 M).
c. Since water fl ows into the 0.2 M solution, its height will increase, and the height of the 0.1 M glucose solution will decrease.

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