Question

if all other conditions remain the same and the concentration of a nonpenetrating solute increases inside a cell, which is most likely to occur? multiple choice water will tend to enter the cell because the interior has an increased osmolarity. water will tend to leave the cell because the interior has an increased osmolarity water will tend to enter the cell because the interior has a decreased osmolarity. water will tend to leave the cell because the interior has a decreased osmolarity the solute will diffuse across the membrane until its concentration is equal on both sides of the membrane

Explanation:

Osmosis is the movement of water across a semi - permeable membrane from an area of lower solute concentration (higher water concentration) to an area of higher solute concentration (lower water concentration). When the concentration of a non - penetrating solute increases inside the cell, the osmolarity inside the cell increases. This makes the inside of the cell a region of lower water concentration compared to the outside (assuming other conditions are the same), so water will move into the cell.

Answer:

Water will tend to enter the cell because the interior has an increased osmolarity.