If a Human Cell Is Placed into Solution X, Containing

Multiple Choice

If a human cell is placed into solution X, containing water and a nonpenetrating solute, then

A) water will diffuse into solution X until the cytosol and solution X are isotonic.
B) water will diffuse across the membrane until a state of equilibrium is established.
C) water will diffuse into the cell until stopped by an opposing hydrostatic pressure in the cytosol.
D) neither the cell nor solution X will experience a net gain of water.
E) it is not possible to predict what will happen.