Question

State two true or false:

In an experiment on Osmosis if external pressure is applied on a dilute solution less water will pass into the concentrated solution.

Answer 1

Effect of pressure on osmosis:

1. During osmosis, the movement of water normally occurs from dilute solution (low solute concentration) to concentrated solution ( high solute concentration).
2. Now, if external pressure is applied to the dilute solution, more water molecules will move across the membrane towards concentrated solution.
3. This happens because the pressure increases the rate of the movement of the solvent from the side where pressure is high towards the low pressure side.

Final answer:

The given statement is

false

.