Question

In the lab, you use a special balloon that is permeable to water but not sucrose to make an "artificial cell." The balloon is filled with a solution of 20% sucrose and 80% water and is immersed in a beaker containing a solution of 40% sucrose and 60% water. The solution in the balloon is ________ relative to the solution in the beaker.

Answer 1

The solution in the balloon is hypotonic relative to the solution in the beaker, leading to osmosis across the permeable membrane until isotonic equilibrium is achieved.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the lab, when you have a balloon filled with 20% sucrose and 80% water inside a beaker containing a solution of 40% sucrose and 60% water, the solution in the balloon is hypotonic relative to the solution in the beaker. This is because the solution in the balloon has a lower concentration of sucrose (solute) and a higher concentration of water (solvent) compared to the beaker's solution. Osmosis will occur through the permeable balloon membrane until the solutions reach isotonic equilibrium, where the concentration of water and sucrose is balanced on both sides.

Answer 2

Answer: Hypotonic

Step-by-step explanation:

A solution is said to be Hypotonic if it contains less concentration of non penetrating solute and more water relative to that inside the cell.

The solution of sucrose in the artificial cell contains less solute and more water when compared to the sucrose concentration and water content of the solution in the beaker. Hence the solution in the artificial cell is said to be a Hypotonic solution.

In this experiment above water will move out of the artificial cell by osmosis and the balloon will shrink. Because water moves from higher concentration to lower concentration