Left Compartment                                        Right Compartment 7 grams of Z per liter solution                    4 grams of XY per liter of solution total volume = 1 liter                                    total volume = 1 liter Solute Z  has a molecular weight of 20 (non-dissociable) Solute XY has a molecular weight of 10 (dissociates into X+ and Y-) If X+ and Y- are ions, which are permeable through the membrane, and Z is not, what will happen and why?

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Left Compartment                                        Right Compartment

7 grams of Z per liter solution                    4 grams of XY per liter of solution

total volume = 1 liter                                    total volume = 1 liter

Solute Z  has a molecular weight of 20 (non-dissociable)

Solute XY has a molecular weight of 10 (dissociates into X+ and Y-)

  1. If X+ and Y- are ions, which are permeable through the membrane, and Z is not, what will happen and why?
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In our cell plasma membrane acts as a barrier between inside and outside the cell.  The plasma membrane will not allow all the molecules or ions to pass through it. It allows some selective molecules or ions to pass through it. So it is called semi permeable membrane.

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