Chemistry question: We define osmotic pressure as pressure needed to be applied to st
Chemistry question:
We define osmotic pressure as pressure needed to be applied to stop osmosis. Now a pressure is created by something. So why do we use the equation of osmotic pressure for the solution (which in itself is not creating pressure) rather than what is causing pressure? If X is causing a pressure of for example 700Pa which stops osmosis that pressure has a volume so the equation must be used to refer to object creating pressure.
Comment on Unknown008's post
so if it is that which must be applied and it is not that of solution so why in the equation PV = nRT we use v as the volume of solution and N - moles of solute rather than V volume of what is causing pressure?
Comment on smoothy's post
Why do you always talk nonsense stupid?