A 10% glucose solution is placed in the thistle tube.The thistle tube is placed in a beaker that contains a 5% glucose solution.There is a differentially permeable membrane across the broad end of the tube,which is permeable to water but not to the sugar glucose.As diffusion occurs:

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Since the thistle tube contains a higher concentration of glucose than the beaker, water will move from the beaker into the thistle tube, diluting the glucose in the tube. Therefore, the 10% solution will become less concentrated while the 5% solution in the beaker will become more concentrated.

A 10% Glucose Solution Is Placed in the Thistle Tube