What is osmosis?

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(B) Osmosis is a special case of diffusion.It is defined as the net movement of water molecules from a region of higher water concentration (or higher

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The movement of water molecules from a region of high water concentration to a region of low water concentration through a selectively permeable membrane.

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(B) Osmosis is a special case of diffusion.It is defined as the net movement of water molecules from a region of higher water concentration (or higher water potential) to a region of lower water concentration (or lower water potential) through a selectively permeable membrane.This process continues until equilibrium is reached.

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