"Osmosis is flow of solution from higher concentration to a solution of lower concentration through a semi-permeable membrane." Which one of the following statements is incorrect?

Osmosis depends on the concentration gradient.

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Osmosis cannot occur through an impermeable membrane

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Flow of solution is not possible through semi-permeable membrane.

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All the above

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Solution

The correct option is A Osmosis cannot occur through an impermeable membrane
Osmosis occurs only through the semi-permeable membrane. Osmosis is a gradient dependent process, osmosis is different from diffusion as it is characterized by a semi-permeable membrane.
So, the correct answer is 'Osmosis cannot occur through an impermeable membrane'.

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Osmosis is the flow of solvent into solution of higher concentration from solution of lower concentration through semi-permeable membrane. Which of the following is incorrect?

a. Osmotic pressure is the external pressure required to be applied so that there is no net movement of solvent across the membrane.

b. Reverse Osmosis is a process where you demineralize or deionize water by pushing it under pressure through a semi-permeable Reverse Osmosis Membrane.

c. In Osmosis when equilibrium is reached, then water stops flowing across the membrane

d. None of these

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?

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solute concentration to

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solute concentration across a semi-permeable membrane.

Q. Which of the following process forces pure solvent to pass through a semi-permeable membrane from the higher concentration of solute to the lower concentration of solute?

Q. Osmosis is the diffusion of solution of a weaker concentration, when both are separated by semi-permeable membrane. What is error in the statement?

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