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What type of molecule movement consist on one way diffusion across a semi permeable membrane?
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The movement of molecules across the semipermeable membrane follows the law of diffusion. Thus, the molecules of a substance move from their higher concentration towards their lower concentration by their own kinetic energy.
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Diffusion is the movement of a sustance?
Diffusion is the movement of particles in a substance through a semi permeable membrane. Osmosis is similar but only involves water particles passing through a semi permeable membrane.
What is the relattionship between osmosis and diffusion?
Diffusion describes the movement of molecules from where they are abundant to where they are scarce - or from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration Osmosis is diffusion through a semi-permeable membrane
What is osmosis and facilitated diffusion?
Diffusion is the net movement of particles(atoms,ions or molecules) from a region where are of higher concentration to a region where they are of lower concentration, down a concentration gradient.Factors that affect the rate of diffusion1.Temperature2.the concentration gradient3.Physical movement4 surface area to volume ratioThe passage of water from the less concentrated solution to the more concentrated solution across a partially permeable membrane is a process called osmosis
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.
Does osmosis require a semipermeable membrane?
Semi permeable membrane means a very thin layer of material which allows some molecule to pass through them and prevent some molecule to pass through them. Osmosis is the passage of water from a dilute solution via a membrane which is semi permeable to a more concentrate solution. So the membrane should be semi-permeable so as to only allow the movement of H2O molecules and not the other molecules of the mixture.
Diffusion is the movement of a sustance?
Diffusion is the movement of particles in a substance through a semi permeable membrane. Osmosis is similar but only involves water particles passing through a semi permeable membrane.
What involves the movement of solutes across a selectively permeable membrane by the process of difussion?
facilatated diffusion
Is it true if the process by which water moves across a selectively permeable membrane is called diffusion?
Diffusion is a physical process. When it is performed through a selectively permeable membrane, it is called osmosis. Thus osmosis is an appropriate word for movement of water molecules through a selectively permeable membrane and not diffusion.
What is the movement of water through a selectively permeable membrane?
The movement of water through a selectively permeable membrane is called diffusion. Water will always diffuse down a concentration gradient, from high solute concentration to low solute concentration.
What is the term for the movement of solvent molecules from high to low concentration through a new permeable membrane?
Osmotic diffusion.
What drives Facilitated diffusion?
Facilitated diffusion is a passive process whereby a molecule is "carried" across a semi-permeable membrane by a channel or protein carrier. Like diffusion, this process requires no energy, however, since passive diffusion can drive movement against a concentration gradient it is not really diffusion.
The equal movement of water from either side of a semipermeable membrane is known as what?
The movement of of a solute like water is called osmosis.
What is the relattionship between osmosis and diffusion?
Diffusion describes the movement of molecules from where they are abundant to where they are scarce - or from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration Osmosis is diffusion through a semi-permeable membrane
If a chemist wants to study dissfusion should a semipermeable membrane be used?
Diffusion is essentially the movement of solute molecules from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration. A semi permeable membrane need not be used to study this phenomenon
How is osmosis different from simple diffusion?
Osmosis is very similar to normal diffusion, but osmosis is only the movement of water through a "partially permeable membrane" where as simple diffusion is the movement of anything from an area of high concetrations to low, such as gas in a room.
What process - movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane from an area of high water concentration to an area of low concentration?
Osmosis is the process by which water moves across a selectively permeable membrane.
Movement of water down its concentration gradient?
Diffusion is the movement of water from a higher concentration of water to a lower. Osmosis is a special form which requires a cell membrane.
