Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Osmosis

Osmosis — practice question

The apparatus illustrated is used to show osmosis. At the beginning of the demonstration, the mass of the dialysis tubing and its contents was 11.2 g, and by the end it was 9.4 g. Which solutions would produce this change in mass?

  • Asolution K: 10% salt solution; solution L: 5% salt solution
  • Bsolution K: 5% salt solution; solution L: 10% salt solution
  • Csolution K: 5% salt solution; solution L: water
  • Dsolution K: 10% salt solution; solution L: water

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