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Two compartments are separated by a rigid semipermeable membrane (permeable to water only) at : the left side holds (complete dissociation) and the right side holds glucose. Which of the following is/are correct? ()

  1. AThe two solutions are isotonic, so there is no net flow.
  2. BAn extra pressure of about applied on the left side would just stop the net flow.
  3. CIf the left compartment is open to a vertical tube, the liquid level there rises as equilibrium is approached.
  4. DNet flow of water is from the right compartment to the left compartment.

Answer: B, C, D

Particle concentrations: left , right . They are not isotonic; water flows from the lower particle concentration (right) to the higher (left), so the left level rises. The pressure needed to stop the flow is .
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