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What are some examples of osmosis in real life?


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Osmosis:

  1. Osmosis balances the concentration of two solutions.
  2. It is the movement of solvent from lower concentration to higher concentration.
  3. The migration of solvent occurs through a semipermeable membrane.
  4. The solution becomes more stable as it approaches equilibrium.
  5. It makes the solution stable by equalizing the two solutions concentrations.
  6. When a raisin keeps in water and it swells.
  7. This is an example of osmosis in action.
  8. Your finger will be pruned in water.
  9. This is due to you spending too much time in a bathtub or in water.
  10. The skin on your fingers absorbs water.
  11. It expands due to osmosis.


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