Bonus Question During the phenomenon of osmosis, the semi-permeable membrane only allows particles of the solvent to cross from one side to the other. In a saline solution (water + NaCl), the water molecules (the solvent) are larger (~140-150 pm) than the sodium ions (~100 pm). If no chemical interaction occurs between the membrane and the ions, how can the water molecules cross the membrane while the smaller sodium ions cannot? -150 pm HH Membrane ~100 pm Na

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During the phenomenon of osmosis, the semi-permeable
membrane only allows particles of the solvent to cross from one ~150 pm
side to the other. In a saline solution (water + NaCl), the water
molecules (the solvent) are larger (~140-150 pm) than the sodium
ions (~100 pm). If no chemical interaction occurs between the
membrane and the ions, how can the water molecules cross the
membrane while the smaller sodium ions cannot?
HH
Membrane
~100 pm
Na
*
Transcribed Image Text:Bonus Question During the phenomenon of osmosis, the semi-permeable membrane only allows particles of the solvent to cross from one ~150 pm side to the other. In a saline solution (water + NaCl), the water molecules (the solvent) are larger (~140-150 pm) than the sodium ions (~100 pm). If no chemical interaction occurs between the membrane and the ions, how can the water molecules cross the membrane while the smaller sodium ions cannot? HH Membrane ~100 pm Na *
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