Membrane X allows both solute and solvent molecules to move through it while Membrane Y allows only solvent molecules to go through it. X is a/an while Y is a/an.

freely permeable

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selectively permeable

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semi permeable

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impermeable

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Solution

The correct option is C semi permeable
X is freely permeable as it allows both solute and solvent molecules to pass through.
Y is semi permeable as it only allows solvent molecules to pass through.

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