Osmosis is the movement of solvent molecules from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of higher solute concentration through a semi-permeable membrane, in order to equalize the concentration on both sides of the membrane.
Osmosis works best at moderate temperatures around 20-40°C. Extreme temperatures can denature the proteins and disrupt the cell membrane's structure, and consequently, osmosis may not function optimally.
Osmosis is a specific type of diffusion that involves the movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane from an area of higher water concentration to an area of lower water concentration. Water is the only substance that carries out osmosis due to its ability to move freely through the membrane.
As per Definition of osmosis: "Osmosis is the passage of water from the region of high water concentration through a semi permeable membrane to a region of low water concentration". Thus, Osmosis do have an area of high and low concentration of water solutions.
NO. Osmosis( by definition) is the DIFFUSION of water from a high concentration gradient to a low concentration gradient across a semipermeable membrane. As diffusion is a form of passive transport, it doesnt require a carrier
Diffusion is the movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. Osmosis is the movement of solvent molecules (usually water) across a selectively permeable membrane from a dilute solution to a more concentrated solution. Together, diffusion and osmosis are vital processes in maintaining the balance of substances within cells and across cell membranes.
The definition of osmosis does not restrict this phenomenon to any single substance. I don't know where you would get that idea. In practice, most of the situations involving osmosis, that are of interest to us, take place in an aqueous medium. But osmosis can occur in other media.
Switch the word "solvent" to "water" and you have the best definition possible.
Osmosis works best at moderate temperatures around 20-40°C. Extreme temperatures can denature the proteins and disrupt the cell membrane's structure, and consequently, osmosis may not function optimally.
Osmosis is a specific type of diffusion that involves the movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane from an area of higher water concentration to an area of lower water concentration. Water is the only substance that carries out osmosis due to its ability to move freely through the membrane.
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As per Definition of osmosis: "Osmosis is the passage of water from the region of high water concentration through a semi permeable membrane to a region of low water concentration". Thus, Osmosis do have an area of high and low concentration of water solutions.
Osmosis is the process by which water molecules move across a semipermeable membrane from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of higher solute concentration, in order to equalize the concentrations on both sides of the membrane.
Osmosis is a proces of transfer of a diluted solution in the zone of a more concentrated solution through a semi-permeable membrane.
Water enters into plants by Osmosis and water causes turgor pressure Tugor definition= the state of turgidity and resulting rigidity of cells (or tissues), typically due to the absorption of fluid.
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The movement of particles from an area of high concentration through a semi-permeable membrane to an area of low concentraton is the process of diffusion. I'm sorry but I do not think that answer is good enough. It is a form of diffusion, where only small particles, small enough to pass through the membrane can get through. When I was in school the statement above was the definition of osmosis, the whole point being it was diffusion through a semi-permeable membrane, selecting for only small enough particles. It seems some time between 1992 and 2003 the definition was changed to the movement of water, and not particles and now in 2010 the definition is the movement of solvents. I would like to know how and why the definition osmosis was changed, why and what is the justification? I would also like to know why the original meaning of osmosis, which made perfect sense, has been changed to "it's the definition of diffusion and not osmosis any more", when in fact it isn't a clear enough word to describe the process? Surely the new definition of osmosis is also diffusion?