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if only the water molecules can pass in/out of the cell, what will happen to this cell over time?
water will enter the cell
water will exit the cell
The movement of water in or out of the cell depends on the osmotic gradient. If the cell is in a hypotonic solution (lower solute concentration outside), water will enter the cell. If in a hypertonic solution (higher solute concentration outside), water will exit the cell. Since no information about the solute - concentration of the surrounding environment is given, both water - entering and water - exiting are possible scenarios depending on the osmotic conditions.
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Both water will enter the cell and water will exit the cell are possible depending on the osmotic environment of the cell.