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Interactive Water Potential Simulation

Live Data

Solution Water Potential (Ψ): Total water potential of the solution. Water moves from high to low water potential. 0.00 MPa
Solution Solute Potential (Ψs): The component of water potential due to dissolved solutes. Always negative or zero. 0.00 MPa
Pressure Potential (Ψp): The component of water potential due to pressure. Zero in this open container system. 0.00 MPa
Cell Internal Ψs: The solute potential inside the cell. Fixed based on cell type. -0.70 MPa
Concentration (C): Molar concentration of the solute in the solution. 0.00 M

Solute Potential Equation

Ψs = -iIonization constant (van't Hoff factor)CConcentration in molarity (M)RPressure constant (0.00831 L·MPa/mol·K)TTemperature in Kelvin

Learning Tasks

Insert a red blood cell into a 0.3M sucrose solution at 25°C
Create an isotonic environment for a plant cell using NaCl
Induce plasmolysis in a bacterial cell using CaCl₂ at 15°C
Make an algae cell swell by diluting a concentrated solution
Compare effects of all solutes on a yeast cell at 0.2M
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