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The driving force of water molecules during osmosis is due to ___ gradient.

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Osmosis is a type of passive movement of water molecules which occurs without the expenditure of energy. In this process, water molecules move from a region of their high concentration to a region of their low concentration i.e. down their concentration gradient.


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