WBCS.LIVE practice question

Desalination of seawater is done by using reverse osmosis. The pressure applied to the solution is:

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Larger then osmotic pressure
  2. Smaller the osmotic pressure
  3. Equal to atmospheric pressure
  4. Equal to osmotic pressure

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Larger then osmotic pressure