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Hello,
I'm a little bit confused with osmotic pressure. I wanna make sure if I understand this correctly. When a cell is put in distill water, the water will flow to the cell (from hypotonic to hypertonic). My question is: where is osmotic pressure high, inside the cell or outside? Based on the formula of osmotic pressure, it should be inside the cell (I mean this formula: osmotic pressure = R* Molarity* Temperature). Do I think correctly?
Thanks
Mikhail
I'm a little bit confused with osmotic pressure. I wanna make sure if I understand this correctly. When a cell is put in distill water, the water will flow to the cell (from hypotonic to hypertonic). My question is: where is osmotic pressure high, inside the cell or outside? Based on the formula of osmotic pressure, it should be inside the cell (I mean this formula: osmotic pressure = R* Molarity* Temperature). Do I think correctly?
Thanks
Mikhail