Multiple Choice
A semipermeable membrane sac filled with water and large molecules of starch is suspended in a beaker of distilled water. What will happen?
A) The starch will leave and the water will enter until both sides reach equal concentrations.
B) Water will enter the sac and it will swell.
C) Because the starch cannot leave, the water cannot enter.
D) We cannot determine the outcome unless we know the tonicity of the solutions.
E) The starch will leave the sac and it will shrink.
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