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Give one basic difference between diffusion and osmosis.

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Diffusion is the movement of molecules from a region of their high concentration to a region of low concentration. The particles can be gas or liquid. Whereas osmosis includes the movement of solvent from a solution of low concentration to a solution of high concentration of solute across a semi permeable membrane.

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