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. The solution in the balloon is ________ relative to the solution in the beaker.
A)isotonic
B)hypotonic
C)hypertonic
D)hydrophilic

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The solution inside the balloon is less concentrated than the solution in the beaker (20% vs 40% sucrose), so the beaker solution is hypertonic compared to the balloon solution. Water will move from the hypotonic solution (beaker) into the hypertonic solution (balloon) in an attempt to reach equilibrium, causing the balloon to swell.

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