Osmosis involves diffusion of
(a) suspended particles from lower concentration to higher concentration.
(b) suspended particles from higher concentration to lower concentration.
(c) water from the more concentrated solution to the less concentrated solution.
(d) water from the less concentrated solution to the more concentrated solution.

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(d) water from the less concentrated solution to the more concentrated solution.

Osmosis is the movement of a solvent, i.e., water, from a region of its higher concentration to a region of its lower concentration through a semi-permeable 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

Q. 'Osmosis is flow of solution from higher concentration to solution of lower concentration through semi-permeable membrane'. Which is incorrect in the statement?

Is osmosis movement of water from higher concentration to lower concentration or vise-vesa?

The process by which water particles move from a lower concentration to higher concentration is known as

Q. Diffusion occurs from a region of lower concentration to higher concentration.

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(d) water from the less concentrated solution to the more concentrated solution.Osmosis is the movement of a solvent, i.e., water, from a region of its higher concentration to a region of its lower concentration through a semi-permeable membrane.

(d) water from the less concentrated solution to the more concentrated solution.

Osmosis is the movement of a solvent, i.e., water, from a region of its higher concentration to a region of its lower concentration through a semi-permeable membrane.