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    Osmotic Potential MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers

    Updated on Sep 18, 2023 18:34 AM

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    Osmotic Potential or Solute Potential
    • Osmotic potential can be understood as the ability of a solution to undergo osmotic pressure and prevent osmosis.
    • When solutes are added to the pure water, its free energy is reduced as the number of free water molecules has reduced.
    • It is the decrease in the chemical potential of pure water due to the presence of solute particles in it.
    • It is the pressure with which a solution can attract the solvent molecules towards itself.
    • Hence, every solution that has some solute has the osmotic potential. 
    • It is equal to the osmotic pressure.
    • It is a negative force.
    • It is denoted by the symbol ψs
    • It is given by:
      • Ψs = - CRT
    • Osmotic potential of pure water is zero.

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