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A Beaker Is Divided into Two Compartments by a Semipermeable

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A beaker is divided into two compartments by a semipermeable membrane.Compartment A contains a 20% NaCl solution and compartment B contains a 50% NaCl solution.The membrane is permeable to water but not to Na⁺ or Cl-.Initially,


A) water diffuses from compartment B to compartment a.
B) Na+ diffuses from compartment B to compartment A.
C) Na+ diffuses from compartment A to compartment B.
D) water diffuses from compartment A to compartment B.

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