An artificial cell made of selectively permeable membrane immersed in a beaker ( in the figure). Read the values and answer the following questions ?
(a) Draw an arrow to indicate the direction of water movement.
(b) Is the solution outside the cell isotonic, hypotonic or hypertonic ?
(c) Is the cell isotonic, hypotonic or hypertonic ?
(d) Will the cell become more flaccid, more turgid or stay in original size ?
(e) With reference to artificial cell state, the process is endosmosis or exosmosis ?
Give reasons.

Explanation

(a)
(b) hypertonic
(c) hypotonic
(d) more turgid
(e) Since `Psi_(W)=-8`, this process is endosmosis.