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Question 6
Following are a few definitions of osmosis. Read carefully and select the correct definition:

(a) Movement of water molecules from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration through a semipermeable membrane
(b) Movement of solvent molecules from its higher concentration to lower concentration
(c) Movement of solvent molecules from higher concentration to lower concentration of solution through a permeable membrane
(d) Movement of solute molecules from lower concentration to higher concentration of solution through a semipermeable membrane

Answer 1

(a) Movement of water molecules from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration through a semipermeable membrane

Osmosis is defined as “The movement of the water molecule through a semi-permeable membrane from the region of higher water concentration to the region of less water concentration.”