Water Potential
Key Questions
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Answer:
The water potential gradient determines the direction of osmosis. It goes from high to low water potential.
Explanation:
This is because n a high water potential area there is a bigger number of free water molecules. Free here means they are not attached to other solute molecules forming a hydration shell.
This video discusses the changes which occur in plant cells when they are placed into hypertonic and hypotonic solutions.
Hope this helps!
Rawda Eada
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Nov 17 2015
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If there is a higher concentration of solute,more water will be likely to travel in through a partially permeable membrane (Osmosis).
Adeeb K.
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Nov 19 2015