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Osmosis in Selectively Permeable Membrane

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Membrane that allows entry of certain substances, exit of some substances while preventing passage to remaining substances is known as

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Selectively permeable

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Freely permeable

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Permeable membrane

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Impermeable membrane

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The correct option is A Selectively permeable
Membrane that allows entry of certain substances, exit of some substances while preventing passage to remaining substances is known as selectively permeable. It is ability to differentiate between different types of molecules.

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