Imagine two solutions separated by a selectively permeable membrane that is impermeable to glucose. On one side of the membrane, solution A contains 10 percent glucose and on the other side, solution B contains 25 percent glucose. Which of the following is true? a) Solution A is hypertonic relative to solution B. b) The concentration of water is greatest in solution B. c) Water will move from solution A to solution B. d) Glucose will diffuse from solution B to solution A

C, Water will move from solution A to solution B.

Explanation:

Solution B is more concentrated than solution A and is thus said to be hypertonic to solution A. Since the membrane is impermeable to glucose but permeable to water, water molecules will keep moving from solution A to dilute solution B until an equilibrium is reached.

Hence, the correct option is C.

the potatoes have high sugar concentrations and although these potatoes were different we could seethe effects that their sugar concentrations had in different environments. for example, the potatoes in sample a, were placed in pure water. this created a hypertonic environment and caused the potatoes to draw in water from its surroundings. we saw the opposite happen with the potatoes in sample b when placed in the sodium chloride solution. the potatoes in this case were in a hypotonic solution and therefore lost water to their surroundings.