Question

as part of an experiment, you decide to add table sugar (sucrose) and table salt (nacl) to a test tube filled with liposomes in a solution of water. which of the following molecules would you expect to find on the inside of a liposome? correct answer(s) na+ sucrose cl- water incorrect answer(s)

Explanation:

Liposomes are composed of a phospholipid - bilayer membrane. Small, non - charged molecules like water can freely cross the membrane. Sucrose is a polar but large molecule and can be encapsulated inside liposomes during their formation. Ions like Na⁺ and Cl⁻ cannot freely cross the non - polar lipid bilayer of liposomes without specific transport proteins. So, water and sucrose can be found inside the liposome.

Answer:

sucrose, water