I'm revising biological molecules at the minute using the 'blue man' and he says 'glucose is highly soluble in water. Because of this, a high concentration of glucose in a cell would cause water to enter by osmosis'.
Now maybe it's just late but could someone tell me if I understand this right?
On the one hand I'm thinking that if glucose is soluble then surely IT enters the water... not the water entering the cell TOWARDS the glucose.
But my knowledge of osmosis tells me that water diffuses from higher concentrations of water to lower concentrations of water.
Is it just that the glucose is taking up more space than water within the cell and since there is a higher concentration outside of the cell it enter in? And that's why it's considered soluble?
If you read all of that and are willing to answer, thanks.