Osmosis is the diffusion of across a semipermeable membrane. A solution with higher solute concentration is to one with lower solute concentration. Conversely, a solution with lower solute concentration is to one with higher solute concentration. If two solutions have the same concentration, they are . Water will always move from a solution to a solution.
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The difference between osmosis and diffusion is that osmosis refers specifically to the movement of water, whereas diffusion refers to the movement of any type of molecules. Diffusion is passive transport, whereas osmosis is active transport. Only diffusion refers to the movement of materials across a semipermeable membrane. Only the process of osmosis varies according to the kinds of particles present. Only in diffusion do molecules move from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration.
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Osmosis is the movement of molecules from a region of higher concentration to lower concentration until the concentrations become equal on either side of the membrane. But in Osmotic Pressure it is said that water diffuses into higher concentration from lower concentration. Why is it both different in each case?
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