Question

Refer to the given figure and select the correct option regarding this.

• A. Water will diffuse across the membrane to raise the level of solution in the funnel
• B. Pressure can be applied to raise the water movement into the funnel
• C. Sucrose solution is an osmotically active solution which cannot absorb water
• D. All of these

Answer 1

The correct option is A Water will diffuse across the membrane to raise the level of solution in the funnel

The given figure is a demonstration of osmosis in which thistle funnel is filled with sucrose solution and kept inverted in a breaker containing water will diffuse across the membrane to raise the level of the solution in the funnel. Pressure can be applied to stop the water movement into the funnel. Sucrose solution is an osmotically active solution and can absorb water.