Osmosis is the process by which the molecules of a solute spread uniformly across a medium.

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The correct option is B False
Osmosis:
Osmosis is the diffusion of water or solvent molecules through a semi-permeable membrane that separates the solution from its solvent.
The movement occurs in the direction of high water potential to the low water potential.
The process by which the molecules of a solute spread uniformly across a medium is called diffusion, not osmosis.
The given statement is false.

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