Question

If you have a compartment divided by a membrane. There are 8 molecules of SUCROSE on one side of the membrane and 10 molecules of FRUCTOSE on the other side of the membrane. When will the solution reach equilibrium for FRUCTOSE?

Answer 1

When there are 5 molecules of fructose on each side of the membrane.

Step-by-step explanation:

The solution will reach equilibrium fro fructose when there are 5 molecules of fructose on each side of the membrane.

A membranous system is said to be at equilibrium when there are equal concentration of a particular molecule on both sides of the membrane.

Hence, for a membranous system with 10 molecules of fructose on one side, an equilibrium can only be reached for fructose when there are 5 molecules on one side and the remaining 5 molecules on the other side.