Imagine a cell with a water potential of -0.1 MPa being placed in a beaker of solution that also has a water potential of -0.1 MPa. Are the two water potentials in equilibrium? Would any water molecules be moving between the cell and the solution? Would there be a net movement of water? Now imagine a root in moist soil, and imagine that the root cortex cells have a water potential of -0.1 MPa and that the soil solution also has a water potential of -0.1 MPa. Would there be any net movement of water into the root?

Imagine a cell with a water potential of -0.1 MPa being placed in a beaker of solution that also has a water potential of -0.1 MPa. Are the two water potentials in equilibrium? Would any water molecules be moving between the cell and the solution? Would there be a net movement of water? Now imagine a root in moist soil, and imagine that the root cortex cells have a water potential of -0.1 MPa and that the soil solution also has a water potential of -0.1 MPa. Would there be any net movement of water into the root?

University Physics Volume 2

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Chapter8: Capacitance

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 49P: Suppose that the capacitance of a variable capacitor can be manually changed from 100 pF to 800 pF...

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