Osmometer having 0.5 M solution can made to shrink when immersed in ............... solution
A
0.05 M
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B
0.75 M
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C
0.5 M
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D
Distilled water
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Solution
The correct option is C 0.75 M Osmometer will shrink when it is placed in a hypertonic solution. It loses water due to osmosis and shrinks. So the only solution which is hypertonic to the osmometer is 0.75 M.