Question

Provide an explanation for the direction of movement of material when the egg was in the corn syrup. What is this type of solution called?

a) Osmosis, movement of water
b) Osmosis, movement of solutes
c) Diffusion, movement of water
d) Diffusion, movement of solutes

Answer 1

Osmosis is the movement of water from an area of high concentration to one of low concentration through a semipermeable membrane. In the case of the egg in corn syrup, water moves out of the egg due to the higher solute concentration in the corn syrup.

Step-by-step explanation:

Osmosis is the movement of water through a semipermeable membrane according to the concentration gradient of water across the membrane, which is inversely proportional to the concentration of solutes. It is a special case of diffusion where water moves from an area of high concentration to one of low concentration. In the case of the egg in corn syrup, the corn syrup has a higher solute concentration than the egg, causing water to move out of the egg through osmosis.