Chapter 11 Flashcards
The problem with drinking seawater
difference in salinity in red blood cells, cells dehydrate, shrivel, and die
Semipermeable membrane
channels through which water flows
Osmosis
spontaneous migration of water through semipermeable membrane
How does water move
from high concentration of water (low solute) to low concentration of water
Hypertonic
a solution containing a higher concentration of solutes than inside a red blood cell
the cell shrinks
Isotonic
a solution that matches the concentration of solutes in cells - no change in cell
Hypotonic
a solution that contains a lower concentration of solutes than inside cell - cell expands
the pressure applied across a semipermeable membrane to stop the flow of water from te compartment containing pure solvent or a less conentrated solution to the compartment containing a more concentrated solution
omotic pressure
osmotic pressure formula
P = MRT
Explain P = MRT
M = total molar concentration R = gas law constant T = absolute temperature
Characteristics of solutions that depend upon the concentration and not the identity of the particles dissloved in the solvent
colligative property
Osmotic pressure when ion pair is involved
P = iMRT
a process that involves removing most of the ions from seawater
desalination
reverse osmosis
distillation
a purification process in which solvent is forced through semipermeable membranes, leaving dissolved impurities behind
distillation