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No, it isn't. Osmosis is on a cellular level, like water moving through the membrane of a cell.

However, it is a good metaphor to explain osmosis.

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How does the flavor spread from a tea bag thought a cup of hot water?

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What are 2 examples of osmosis?

Osmosis in plant cells. (water moves into plant cells by osmosis). Osmosis in animal cells. (water also diffuses in and out of animal cells by osmosis). Hope this answers your question.


Do cells have to work to make osmosis happen?

No, osmosis is a type of diffusion. Diffusion never requires work. Osmosis occurs when water seeks equilibrium. The water will naturally try to have the same amount of solvents in it without work from the cell. You can do osmosis experiments using a dialysis bag. Put solvent (such as sugar) in the bag with some water. Then put the bag in a cup of water. Watch what happens :)


What happens when a cell plant is placed in salt. In a potato I made a hole and I put salt on it . In other hand I put this in a cup with water. What will happens in relation a Diffussio aND oSmos?

~When you put salt in potato and then put it in the water cup, there is low water concentration in potato and more concentration in the cup of water. Due to this concentration gradient water moves from the cup into the potato by osmosis.


What happens when you pour water into a cup?

Water is an amorphous liquid; it takes the form of any structure that contains it. Pouring water into a cup would result in a cup filled with "cup-shaped" water.


Does water go though your skin?

water doesn't really go in it, it just gets absorbed. Like for example strawberries if you leave one in a cup of water, osmosis will occur and therefore your stawberries will taste watery


How can you tell if osmosis occurred in dialysis tubing?

Osmosis is usually detected by simply looking at the experiment - most of the time, enough water is transferred to cause a noticeable rise/fall in water levels. However, I assume you could tell through the usage of weighing scales - as water re-distributes, as would the weight.


Sentence with osmosis and diffusion to describe what happens when a tea bag and a spoonful of sugar are placed in a cup of hot water?

When a tea bag and a spoonful of sugar are placed in hot water, diffusion allows the sugar molecules to move from an area of high concentration to a lower concentration throughout the water, sweetening it. Osmosis causes water to move into the tea bag, allowing the flavor compounds to diffuse out and infuse the water.


How can water be boiled in a paper cup without causing any damage to the cup?

This is according to the law,the exchange of heat energy always takes place from a body at higher temperature to a body at a lower temperature until a thermal equilibrium is established between the hot and cold body.so the water can boil in a paper cup before the temp of cup equal to the water.


What happens when you put a gummy bear in water?

the bear will expand due to osmosis which is the diffusion of water. because the bear is made up of glucose, salt, etc., the water in the cup surrounding it will move into the bear. because water moves from high concentration (cup of water) to low concentration (gummi bear), the bear collects a significant amount of water, causing it to become much larger in size. -imadancer.


Is making a cup of tea diffusion osmosis or active transport?

Making a cup of tea involves diffusion, which is the passive movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. Osmosis is the diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane, which is not directly involved in making tea. Active transport involves the movement of particles against a concentration gradient and requires energy, which is not typically needed for making tea.


When a teaspoon of sugar is added to a cup of tea it does not overflow whyexplain using osmosis?

Osmosis is the movement of water across a semipermeable membrane from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of higher solute concentration. When sugar is added to tea, it dissolves and increases the solute concentration in the tea. This causes water to move from the tea into the sugar solution, which maintains the overall volume of liquid and prevents overflow.