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In osmosis, the hypertonic solution is one with a higher solute concentration over the semi-permeable membrane and the hypotonic solution is one with a lower solute concentration over the semi-permeable membrane. The similarities between these two is that both contain a solute and both involve water which is essential in osmosis. Also, the semi-permeable membrane plays a very important roll on how the water moves. It moves from the lower solute concentration to the higher solute concentration.
The answer is is OSMOSIS the spontaneous net movement of water across a membrane from a region of low concentration to a solution with a high concentration, down a solute concentration gradient.
Simple diffusion
Osmosis is the diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane (see "Diffusion" above). It occurs when a solute (example: salt, sugar, protein, etc.) cannot pass through a membrane but the water can pass through. In solutions where the solute concentration is high, the concentration of water molecules is low because some of the water molecules are attached to the solute particles and thus do not contribute to diffusion. In solutions where the solute concentration is low, the concentration of unbound water molecules is high. Water moves from areas where the concentration of unbound water molecules is high (low solute concentration) to areas where the concentration of unbound water molecules is low (high solute concentration). In general, water moves toward the area with a higher solute concentration because it has a lower water concentration
water moves from a high concentration to a low concentration in a cell
a solution containing a high concentration of solute
a solution containing a high concentration of solute
In osmosis, the hypertonic solution is one with a higher solute concentration over the semi-permeable membrane and the hypotonic solution is one with a lower solute concentration over the semi-permeable membrane. The similarities between these two is that both contain a solute and both involve water which is essential in osmosis. Also, the semi-permeable membrane plays a very important roll on how the water moves. It moves from the lower solute concentration to the higher solute concentration.
In osmosis, the hypertonic solution is one with a higher solute concentration over the semi-permeable membrane and the hypotonic solution is one with a lower solute concentration over the semi-permeable membrane. The similarities between these two is that both contain a solute and both involve water which is essential in osmosis. Also, the semi-permeable membrane plays a very important roll on how the water moves. It moves from the lower solute concentration to the higher solute concentration.
From areas of higher concentration (of water) to lower concentration (of water) - ie it fills the space. That would mean that it would flow from a solution whose concentration of solute is higher to one where the solute concentration is lower.
Osmosis is the movement of water through a semi-permeable membrane. When there are different concentrations on either side, the water moves from the side that has the least concentration of solute to the side with the higher concentration of solute. So a different solute concentration drives osmosis.
osmosis is the diffusion of water. In diffusion, substances move from an area of high concentration to and area of lower concentration, or from a hypotonic solution to a hypertonic solution. Free water concentration just refers to the concentration of solute in a solution (in osmosis, water). If the concentration of solute is higher outside of a cell bits of solute will move towards the area of lower concentration: inside the cell. If the concentration of solute is higher within the cell then some solute will leave the cell. Cells "want" to be isotonic, or to have equal amounts of solute both inside and out. When a cell reaches an isotonic state it wants to stay that way, so the water moves across the membrane at the same rate. Hope that helps! Source: AP bio student
In any situation, the more concentrated a solution is in terms of solute, the less concentrated it is in terms of solvent. This is important in osmosis as you have to be careful which way round you express things, because it is water which moves from where there is a lot of it to where there is less. Thus you have to understand that if you have a high concentration of sugar, you have a lower concentration of water.
The answer is is OSMOSIS the spontaneous net movement of water across a membrane from a region of low concentration to a solution with a high concentration, down a solute concentration gradient.
In osmosis, the water moves from low solute concentration to high solute concentration.
Yes, during process of osmoses the solvent from higher concentration to lower concentration moves through semipermeable membrane, the 2% solution has lower concentration of solute therefore higher concentration of solvent.
The terms associated with this phenomenon can be quite difficult to get the grasp of for some reason or another to all students. The best way I can describe this is by starting with the solution. By definition of a solution you have a solute and a solvent. The solute is the substance with the lesser concentration. ( e.g. if you have a solution of Salt Water The NaCl (table salt) is dissolved into the H2O( water) since the Salt is being dissolved it is the solute. If you have 2 solutions of salt water Solution A : 10% salt; 90% Water Solution B : 30% salt and 70% water. The two solutions are obiviouslty not equal in proprtion (if they were they would be Isotonic [ equal concentration amounts of water in both solutions]) A Hypertonic Solution Means that it has a higher concentration of solute then the solution in comparison. in this case the solution B would be hypertonic to Solution A. This because the Solute concentration is higher in B than A. Solution B is the hypotonic to solution A because it has a lower concentration of solute. Osmosis is the diffusion of water across a membrane from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration so since Solution B has a lower concentration of water Solution A will pass water into it going from hypotonic to hypertonic.