Osmosis Flashcards

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What is osmosis?

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The movement of water molecules across the membrane in response to concentration differences

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Example of osmosis?

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Water will move from an area of a high concentration to an area of low concentration

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What is a semi permeable membrane?

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A membrane where only smaller molecules like water can pass, but not bigger molecules like solutes

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