Solute potential

• what is solute potential?

  a measure of the osmotic strength of a solution - its the reduction in water potential due to the presence of solute molecules
• what does solute potential measure?

  it measures how easily water molecules move out of a solution
• what is the solute potential in a higher concentration?

  • it has a lower, more negative solute potential
  • the more solute present, the more tightly water molecules are held, the lower the tendency of water to move out
• what does this symbol mean?

  it stands for solute potential