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Pure water at atmospheric pressure has a water potential, solute potential, and pressure potential of zero.

Learn what happens to the water potential when you add solute and physical pressure to a solution.

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0.1M solute is added

Solute Potential

Ψ = 0

Ψs = 0

Ψp = 0

Ψ = Ψs + Ψp

Ψ = 0

Ψs = 0

Ψp = 0

Water moving left
Water moving right
Physical pressure is applied
Apply pressure
Solute
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