A tube with a membrane covering the bottom is placed in a beaker. The membrane allows water to flow through but not salt or glucose. The tube contains an aqueous solution with4% salt and 20% glucose and the beaker contains an aqueous solution with 12% salt and 6% glucose. How could you describe the solution in the beaker compared to the solution in the tube?
A) The beaker solution is hypertonic to the tube solution.
B) The beaker solutionishypotonic to the tube solution.
C) The beaker and tube solutions are isotonic to each other.
D) The beaker solution issweeter than the tube solution.
E) The beaker contents and the tube contents will not change.

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The Answer of A tube with a membrane covering the bottom is placed in a beaker. The membrane allows water to flow through but not salt or glucose. The tube contains an aqueous solution with4% salt and 20% glucose and the beaker contains an aqueous solution with 12% salt and 6% glucose. How could you describe the solution in the beaker compared to the solution in the tube?
A) The beaker solution is hypertonic to the tube solution.
B) The beaker solutionishypotonic to the tube solution.
C) The beaker and tube solutions are isotonic to each other.
D) The beaker solution issweeter than the tube solution.
E) The beaker contents and the tube contents will not change.

A Tube with a Membrane Covering the Bottom Is Placed