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48.
Osmosis is the flow of solution from higher concentration to a solution of lower concentration through a semi permeable membrane. What is incorrect in this statement?
Discussion:
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Shivathmi gowda said:
8 years ago
Actually, osmosis is a region of higher water potential to the region of lower water potential.
Jaweria said:
1 decade ago
Water move from higher concentration towards lower concentration across the plasma membrane.
Pragathi bansal said:
9 years ago
It is not the solution that moves.
It is the solvent particles that moves in osmosis.
It is the solvent particles that moves in osmosis.
Angellina said:
1 decade ago
Osmosis involves semi permeable membrane. Then why is the answer like this?
Roy m said:
1 decade ago
Osmosis is the movement of diffusion through polythene to form chloroplast.
Huma said:
1 decade ago
Why flow of solution is not possible through semi-permeable membrane?
Vivek said:
1 decade ago
Only solvent passes in osmosis not entire solution.
Geethangali said:
1 decade ago
Plasma membrane is a semi permeable membrane.
Sneha said:
7 years ago
This was a very helpful question. Thanks all.
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