In the lab, you use a special balloon that is permeable to water but not sucrose to make an "artificial cell." The balloon is filled with a solution of 20% sucrose and 80% water and is immersed in a beaker containing a solution of 40% sucrose and 60% water. Which of the following will occur?

Group of answer choices

Sucrose will enter the balloon.

Water will leave the balloon.

Water will enter the balloon.

Sucrose will leave the balloon.

1 answer

water will leave the balloon because it is a hypotonic solution.