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Q.

Cell A has osmotic pot = –15 bars and pressure pot =8 bars and cell B has osmotic pot. =–12 bars and wall pressure 2 bars, what is direction of flow

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a

B

b

A B

c

A

d

No movement

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

Always water moves from high water potential to low water potential

Water potential = Osmotic potential + Pressure potential

 For Cell A = -15+8 = -7bars  ; Cell B = -12 +2 = -10 bars

So water molecules move from A B

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