Question

What is the osmotic potential of pure water?

Answer 1

Osmosis:

It is the movement of water or solvent molecules from a region of their higher concentration to a region of their lower concentration through a semi-permeable membrane.

Osmotic potential

1. It is the potential of water molecules to move from a hypotonic solution to a hypertonic solution across a semi-permeable membrane.
2. The value of the osmotic potential can be determined using the Van't Hoff equation.
3. The water potential of pure water is zero by convention.
4. It is zero because there are no dissolved salts.