In reverse osmosis, solvent molecules move through a semipermeablemembrane from a region of lower concentration of solute to a region of
higher concentration. EXPLAIN IN DETAIL IF IT IS TURE OR FALSE.

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The sentence is true as in the reverse osmosis the solvent particles are forced to pass from lower concentration to higher concentration from the semipermeable membrane.

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Which among the following defines osmosis the best?

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

Osmosis is the movement of water molecules from its region of higher concentration to its region of lower concentration through a _______ membrane.

Which of the following statements is false?
(a) Units of atmospheric pressure and osmotic pressure are the same
(b) In reverse osmosis, solvent olecules move through a semipermeable membrane from a region of lower concentration of solute to a region of higher concentration.
(c) The value of molal depresiion constant depends on nature of solvent
(d) Relative lowering of vapour pressure, is a dimensionless quantity

If osmosis is the movement of solvent only from higher concentration to lower concentration then how did the semi permeable membrane stop the flow of solvent from lower concentration to higher concentration?

Q. __________ process refers to the movement of solute molecules from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration.

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In reverse osmosis, solvent molecules move through a semipermeablemembrane from a region of lower concentration of solute to a region ofhigher concentration. EXPLAIN IN DETAIL IF IT IS TURE OR FALSE.

The sentence is true as in the reverse osmosis the solvent particles are forced to pass from lower concentration to higher concentration from the semipermeable membrane.

In reverse osmosis, solvent molecules move through a semipermeablemembrane from a region of lower concentration of solute to a region of
higher concentration. EXPLAIN IN DETAIL IF IT IS TURE OR FALSE.