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Diffusion is simply the migration of a substance through a medium.
eg. If you put a drop of Iodine in a Becker of water it will slowly diffuse through the whole solution. This is an example of the second law of thermodynamics.
Osmosis requires a semi-permeable barrier that creates or allows a disparity in concentration on either side.
Osmosis and Diffusion:Remember that molecules tend to move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower conventration. In osmosis, water molecules move by diffusion from an area where they are highly concentrated through tue cell membrane tp an area where they are highly concetranted through the cell membrane to an area where they are less concetrated.
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∙ 13y agoOsmosis is the diffusion of water through a water molecule of the cell wall, while diffusion is the movement of molecules from a area of high concentration to a area of low concentration.
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How do osmosis differ from diffusion?
osmosis is diffusion through a membrane
How does osmosis and diffusion differ?
Osmosis is a type of diffusion but through a barrier (membrane) while "diffusion" is not specified if there is a physical barrier or not. Gases diffuse through each other readily.
How do osmosis and diffusion differ?
Diffusion is the movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. Osmosis is the movement of water molecules from high to low through a partially-permeable membrane. This is what makes osmosis different to diffusion.
What are the differences of the processes of osmosis and diffusion?
Osmosis is the diffusion of water.
Osmosis is the diffusion of?
Osmosis is the diffusion of water across the cell membrance
How do osmosis differ from diffusion?
osmosis is diffusion through a membrane
How do diffusion and osmosis differ from one another?
Diffusion and osmosis differ because diffusion is the process by which molecules spread out, or move from areas with high concentration to low concentration, and osmosis is the diffusion of water. Osmosis is a type of diffusion relating to water. It is usually used to describe the diffusion of water across a membrane (such as the cell membrane). Osmosis is also defined as the flow of solvent from a region of higher pressure toward a region of low pressure.
How does osmosis and diffusion differ?
Osmosis is a type of diffusion but through a barrier (membrane) while "diffusion" is not specified if there is a physical barrier or not. Gases diffuse through each other readily.
How do osmosis and diffusion differ?
Diffusion is the movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. Osmosis is the movement of water molecules from high to low through a partially-permeable membrane. This is what makes osmosis different to diffusion.
What are the differences of the processes of osmosis and diffusion?
Osmosis is the diffusion of water.
Are diffusion and osmosis passive or active transports?
Diffusion and osmosis are passive and do not require energy.
Osmosis is the diffusion of?
Osmosis is the diffusion of water across the cell membrance
Are earthworms diffusion or osmosis?
osmosis
What is the diffusion of water through the cell membrane is called?
Facilitated Diffusion
What type are osmosis and diffusion?
diffusion and osmosis are types of ways to get materials into or out of a cell
What is driven by hydrostatic fluid pressure?
Diffusion, Osmosis
What does concentration have to do with osmosis and diffusion?
There has to be a difference in concentration in order for diffusion and osmosis to occur.
