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CET Karnataka Medical CET - Karnataka Medical Solved Paper-2002

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    What will be the direction of net osmotic movement of water if solution A, enclosed in a semipermeable membrane, having an osmotic potential of - 30 bars and turgor pressure of 5 bars is submerged in a solution B with an osmotic potential of -10 bars and 0 turgor pressure?

    A)  B to A

    B)  equal movement in both directions

    C)  A to B

    D)  no movement

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    The water flows from low DPD to high DPD DPD = OP - TP DPD for A solution - 30-5=-25 DPD for B solution - 10-0=-10 so water will flow from \[B\to A.\]


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