Question

Differentiate between osmosis and imbibition.

Answer 1

• The phenomenon of osmosis was discovered by Nollet in 1748. It is a kind of diffusion that plays a role in the movement of water into and within plants.
  
• It is defined as the diffusion of water molecules through a differentially permeable membrane or semi-permeable membrane.
  
• Imbibition is basically a diffusion process. It may be regarded as a difference in the diffusion pressure between the liquid in the external medium and the liquid is the imbibant (substance).