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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.
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What type of osomosis does tap water have?
Osmosis is the diffusion of water molecules. You may be thinking about the filtration method termed "reverse osmosis". The movement of water depends on the difference in solute concentration ocross a selectively permeable (lets water in/out) membrane. So the osmosis of tap water depends on its solute concentration relative to the other side of a membrane. In general, water moves from areas of high concentration to low concentration. This is why cabbage wilts when placed in salty water (more solutes in salty water means lower concentration of fresh water relative to the plant cells, so water leaves the cabbage as the cells become flaccid).
How do diffusion osmosis facilitated diffusion and active transport diffusion differ?
Diffusion is the movement of molecules from an area of greater concentration to an area of lesser concentration. e.g. Exchange of gases in the lungs or body tissues. Osmosis is the diffusion of water through a semi-permeable membrane from an area of low solute to an area of high solute concentration. Faciliated diffusion is the passive transport of molecules down a concentration gradient. It is simply diffusion that involves a protein to make diffusion happen more easily across a cell membrane. Active transport is the moving of substances across the cell membrane using the cell's energy. Molecules are moved against a concentration gradient, i.e they move from an area of lesser concentration to an area of greater concentration. Tlhis is done by a carrier molecules which gets its energy from ATP.
Is the cell membrane permeable in animal cells?
I assume you mean semi-permerable membrane that is permeable to the solution (water) but not the solute (salt). Osmosis can only occur if the membrane does NOT allow salt to pass through. Osmosis is the movement of water across a semi-permeable membrane from an area of low salt concentration to higher salt concentration.
Marine animals that have body fluids with a solute concentration equal to that of the surrounding seawater are said to be?
osmoconformers
A blood cell which swells until it bursts when put into a hypotonic solution is an example of what process?
The hypotonic solution has a lower solute concentration than that of the fluid in the cell. Osmosis keeps trying to bring the concentrations into equilibrium until the cell bursts.
What is passage of a solvent through semi permeable membrane called?
The passage of a solvent through a semi-permeable membrane is called osmosis. Osmosis occurs when there is a difference in solute concentration between the two sides of the membrane, causing the solvent to move from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of higher solute concentration in order to equalize the concentrations.
What are the conditions necessary for osmosis?
Osmosis occurs when there is a semipermeable membrane that allows the passage of solvent molecules (usually water) but not solute molecules. There must be a concentration gradient of the solute across the membrane to drive the movement of solvent molecules from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration.
What are the rules of osmosis?
Osmosis is the movement of solvent particles across a semipermeable membrane from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration. It is a passive process that does not require energy. The direction of osmosis is determined by the concentration gradient of solute particles.
What does osmosis mean what is the significance of solute concentration to osmosis?
Osmosis is the movement of solvent molecules (usually water) across a selectively permeable membrane from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of higher solute concentration. The significance of solute concentration to osmosis is that it determines the direction and rate of water movement. Higher solute concentration results in higher osmotic pressure, leading to more water moving into the area with higher solute concentration.
Is osmosis a solvent?
No, osmosis is not a solvent. Osmosis is the process of water moving from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration through a semipermeable membrane. The solvent in osmosis is usually water.
What is the difference between osmosis and diffusion in terms of solute and solvent?
Osmosis is the spontaneous net movement of water across a semipermeable membrane from a region of low solute concentration to a solution with a high solute concentration, down a solute concentration gradient. Diffusion is a spontaneous movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. (ex. tea flavoring moving from an area of high to low concentration in hot water.)
What are the conditions required for osmosis to occur?
The following conditions are required for osmosis to occur: 1) A selectively-permeable membrane 2) Concentration difference
Osmosis?
Osmosis is the process by which solvent molecules move across a semipermeable membrane from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of higher solute concentration. This movement equalizes the concentration of solute on both sides of the membrane. Osmosis plays a crucial role in maintaining the balance of fluids inside and outside of cells.
In osmosis does a solvent moves across a semipermeable membrane from an area of higher solution concentration to an area of lower solution concentration?
No, in osmosis the solvent (usually water) moves from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of higher solute concentration across a semipermeable membrane in an attempt to equalize the solute concentrations on both sides of the membrane.
Does the term 'osmosis' refer only to water?
No, osmosis refers to the movement of any solvent molecules across a semipermeable membrane from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration. While water is a common solvent involved in osmosis, it can occur with other solvents as well.
Best definition of osmosis?
Osmosis is the movement of solvent molecules from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of higher solute concentration through a semi-permeable membrane, in order to equalize the concentration on both sides of the membrane.
What is the Relationship of solute concentration and solvent concentration?
These words are the two parts of dissolution. A solute is what is being dissolved, and a solvent is what dissolves it. The most universal solvent is water, which means that most solutes can be dissolved into it. A solute (e.g. sugar) is dissolved in a solvent (e.g. water) to make a solution - sugar solution
