Question

Osmolarity tells you the concentration of solute particles in solution, osmolarity cannot always tell you the direction of water movement across a membrane.

a. True
b. False

Answer 1

Answer:

a. True

Explanation:

Osmolarity is a measure of solute concentration, that is, it indicates how much solute there is in a liquid. As we know, osmosis is the movement of solute across the cell membrane, where the solute passes from the more concentrated side to the less concentrated side. Osmolarity is directly linked to this concept, but it is not able to indicate the direction of movement of the solute. This is because the solute will only pass through the membrane if it is a penetrating solute. Non-penetrating solutes do not have the ability to move through the membrane, even though the osmolarity of the liquid is high.