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How Is osmosis a form of diffusion used create a state of equilibrium?
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Osmosis is the movement of water from an area of high water concentration to an area of low water concentration. Put another way it is the movement of water from an area of low salt concentration to an area of high salt concentration. This will ultimately lead to a situation where there is an equilibrium and the concentrations will be equal.
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The ultimate goal of both diffusion and osmosis is?
The ultimate goal of both diffusion and osmosis is to reach a state of balance.
How are diffusion and osmosis process the same?
Both involve passive transport: The movement of molecules from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration in order to reach a state of equilibrium.
Diffusion continues until there is no?
Concentration gradient. After there's no concentration gradient, equilibrium occurs, which means no more diffusion.
What is diffussion and osmosis?
The difference between diffusion and osmosis is that diffusion is the passive movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration down the concentration gradient. Particles will continue to move until dynamic equilibrium is reached, which is a state where the particles are evenly spread.Osmosis is the movement of water from a hypotonic solution (solution with less concentration) to a hypertonic solution (solution with a greater concentration of solute). Water will move to even the concentration of the two solutions to establish a state where both solutions are isotonic. ( two solutions have the same concentration).
According to the rules of osmosis a system will reach a state of equilibrium when there are equal numbers of molecules on both sides of a water-permeable membrane.?
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The ultimate goal of both diffusion and osmosis is?
The ultimate goal of both diffusion and osmosis is to reach a state of balance.
How are diffusion and osmosis process the same?
Both involve passive transport: The movement of molecules from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration in order to reach a state of equilibrium.
What impact does the state of equilibrium have on the rate of diffusion?
I dont know
Is the final equilibrium state the same for a molecule that enters by facilitated diffusion as for one that enters by diffusion?
Yes
Diffusion continues until there is no?
Concentration gradient. After there's no concentration gradient, equilibrium occurs, which means no more diffusion.
What is diffusion in biology?
Diffusion is the process that occurs when a certain concentrated volume of material moves to a less concentrated state. Facilitated diffusion is different and is done with the help of pumps actively transporting materials across the cell membrane to create the equilibrium on both sides of the membrane. ža specific type of passive transport žthe movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration ždissolved particles that are small or nonpolar can diffuse through the cell membrane ždiffusion is used to reach equilibrium –equilibrium: a condition in which the concentration of a substance is equal throughout a space
What state does diffusion eventually lead to?
Well if the diffusion is not interrupted by other influences it would be equilibrium because the concentration of molecules will be the same throughout the space the molecules occupy.
What is diffussion and osmosis?
The difference between diffusion and osmosis is that diffusion is the passive movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration down the concentration gradient. Particles will continue to move until dynamic equilibrium is reached, which is a state where the particles are evenly spread.Osmosis is the movement of water from a hypotonic solution (solution with less concentration) to a hypertonic solution (solution with a greater concentration of solute). Water will move to even the concentration of the two solutions to establish a state where both solutions are isotonic. ( two solutions have the same concentration).
What in diffusion biology?
Diffusion is the process that occurs when a certain concentrated volume of material moves to a less concentrated state. Facilitated diffusion is different and is done with the help of pumps actively transporting materials across the cell membrane to create the equilibrium on both sides of the membrane. ža specific type of passive transport žthe movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration ždissolved particles that are small or nonpolar can diffuse through the cell membrane ždiffusion is used to reach equilibrium –equilibrium: a condition in which the concentration of a substance is equal throughout a space
According to the rules of osmosis a system will reach a state of equilibrium when there are equal numbers of molecules on both sides of a water-permeable membrane.?
Solvent
What is an example of passive transport across a cell membrane?
Osmosis is a type of passive transport. It is specialized diffusion. It can occur through the membrane itself. Or through an aquaporin channel protein. Other forms of passive transport include: simple diffusion and facilitated (uses channel protein) diffusion.
Why is diffusion of water vapour not an example of osmosis?
Osmosis is the movement of water molecules but water must also be in the liquid state and move across a semi-permeable membrane. Water as water vapour acts like a gas so this cannot be called osmosis.
