A student is studying osmotic solutions. They created an experiment and placed an egg in a 26% solute solution to observe changes to the egg. Answer the following questions based on what the student will see in their experiment.
26% solute
45% solute
What direction is the water moving?
What type of solution is the egg placed in?
What will happen to the shape of the egg?
Based on the given information, the following answers can be given:
1. What direction is the water moving?
The water will move from a higher water concentration (inside the egg) to a lower water concentration (the solute solution). Therefore, the water will be moving out of the egg.
2. What type of solution is the egg placed in?
If the solute concentration is higher outside the egg compared to the inside, it means the solution is hypertonic. So, the egg is placed in a hypertonic solution.
3. What will happen to the shape of the egg?
Since water is moving out of the egg, the egg will lose water and shrink in size. The shape of the egg will become smaller and may become wrinkled or shriveled.
45% is the egg
Apologies for the confusion. Based on the given information:
1. What direction is the water moving?
Since the egg is placed in a 45% solute solution, which has a higher concentration compared to the inside of the egg, the water will move from a lower solute concentration (inside the egg) to a higher solute concentration (the solute solution). Therefore, the water will be moving into the egg.
2. What type of solution is the egg placed in?
If the solute concentration is higher inside the egg compared to the outside, it means the solution is hypotonic. So, the egg is placed in a hypotonic solution.
3. What will happen to the shape of the egg?
Since the water is moving into the egg, the egg will gain water and swell in size. The shape of the egg will become larger and may become more rounded.
To understand the student's experiment and answer the questions, it's important to have some knowledge about osmosis. Osmosis is the movement of solvent molecules, typically water, from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of higher solute concentration through a semi-permeable membrane.
The student placed an egg in a 26% solute solution. Let's break down the questions:
1. What direction is the water moving?
In this case, since the solute concentration is higher in the solution (26%) compared to the inside of the egg, water will move from the inside of the egg (where the solute concentration is lower) towards the solution (where the solute concentration is higher). Therefore, water will move out of the egg and into the solution.
2. What type of solution is the egg placed in?
Based on the information provided, the egg is placed in a hypertonic solution. A hypertonic solution has a higher solute concentration compared to the solution on the other side of the membrane (in this case, the solution outside of the egg).
3. What will happen to the shape of the egg?
As water moves out of the egg, it will lose water and shrink. The egg will likely become smaller in size, as the water leaves the egg due to the osmotic movement towards the higher solute concentration in the solution.
It's worth noting that the second question regarding the 45% solute solution is unanswered due to insufficient information.