(a) Assuming the cell membrane is permeable to water but not to ions, describe what will happen...

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(a) Assuming the cell membrane is permeable to water but not to ions, describe what will happen to the cell in terms of osmosis.
(b) If the membrane were permeable to ions, in which direction would solutes diffuse: into or out of the cell?
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Fundamentals of biochemistry Life at the Molecular Level

ISBN: 978-0470547847

4th edition

Authors: Donald Voet, Judith G. Voet, Charlotte W. Pratt

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