An experiment to determine osmosis was conducted. Russet potato cubes were placed in a solution of sucrose at a concentration of 0.308 M. The experiment was carried out at approximately 24° C. Calculate the solute potential of solution B.

Answer 1

In order to calculate the solute potential of solution B, we need the solute potential formula, which is:

$${\Psi }_s=-iCRT$$

Where:

- ${\Psi }_s$ is the solute potential
- $i$ is the ionization constant (1 for sucrose)
- $C$ is the molar concentration of the solution in mol/L (0.308 M)
- $R$ is the pressure constant (0.0831 L•atm/mol•K)
- $T$ is the temperature in Kelvin (24+273 = 297 K)

Plugging in the values into the formula:

$${\Psi }_s=-(1)(0.308)(0.0831)(297)$$

Calculating this equation will give us the solute potential of solution B.