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What is passage of a solvent through semi permeable membrane called?
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What is the defintion of osmosis?
The net movement of solvent molecules from a region of high solvent potential to a region of lower solvent potential through a partially permeable membrane
What does it mean for a cell membrane to be selectively permeable?
it allows some substances to pass through but blocks the passage of others.
Osmosis is a type of what process?
Osmosis is the diffusion of water or another solvent from a more dilute solution (of a solute) to a more concentrated solution (of the solute) through a membrane that is permeable to the solvent.
Definition of impermeable membrane?
im·per·me·a·ble   [im-pur-mee-uh-buhl] Show IPA adjective1.not permeable; impassable.2.Chemistry, Geology . (of porous substances, rocks, etc.) notpermitting the passage of a fluid through the pores,interstices, etc.
What types of membrane allow solvent molecules to pass through but do not allow solute molecules to pass through?
A membrane that does not allow substances through is impermeable. One that allows some substances, but not others, is semipermeable or selectively permeable.
What is a membrane protein that allows specific charged molecules to pass through from one side of the membrane to another?
A membrane protein that permits the passage of specific substances is selectively permeable. They allow the solvent as specific solutes to pass through.
What is the diffusion of water of another solvent from a more dilute solution to a more concentrated solution through a membrane that is permeable to the solvent?
OSMOSIS
What is the defintion of osmosis?
The net movement of solvent molecules from a region of high solvent potential to a region of lower solvent potential through a partially permeable membrane
Substances that can pass through cell membranes by diffusion include?
depends on type of membrane 1) semi-permeable membrane - allows only solvent molecule to pass ex. parchment paper 2) permeable membrane - allows both solvent and solute molecules to pass ex. filter paper 3) selectively permeable membrane - allows solvent molecules and some of selected solute molecules to pass ex. plasma membrane
What is the term for the movement of solvent molecules from high to low concentration through a new permeable membrane?
Osmotic diffusion.
What is the process in which water diffuses through a selectively permeable membrane is called?
Osmosis is the net movement of water across a partially permeable membrane from a region of high solvent potential to an area of low solvent potential, up a solute concentration gradient.
Is plasma membrane premeable?
The plasma membrane is selectively permeable; it allows some substances to pass through but prevents the passage of other substances
What is reverse osomosis?
The pure solvent flows out of he solution through the semi permeable membrane .this phenomina is called reverse osomosis.
What does it mean for a cell membrane to be selectively permeable?
it allows some substances to pass through but blocks the passage of others.
Does it mean for a cell membrane to be selectively permeable?
it allows some substances to pass through but blocks the passage of others.
What is a process of osmosis?
Osmosis is the diffusion of water or another solvent from a more dilute solution (of a solute) to a more concentrated solution (of the solute) through a membrane that is permeable to the solvent.
Osmosis is a type of what process?
Osmosis is the diffusion of water or another solvent from a more dilute solution (of a solute) to a more concentrated solution (of the solute) through a membrane that is permeable to the solvent.
