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How is osmosis a special type of diffusion?


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  1. Osmosis is a special type of diffusion because both involve the movement of molecules of substance from the region of its higher concentration to the region of its lower concentration.
  2. In osmosis water moves across a semi-permeable membrane.
  3. In diffusion, there is no use of semi-permeable membrane.

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