What Makes Osmosis a Different Phenomenon Than Diffusion

question 46

Multiple Choice

What makes osmosis a different phenomenon than diffusion?

• A)Osmosis is a more random set of movements.
• B)Osmosis has a directed movement, through a semipermeable membrane.
• C)Osmosis only occurs through a nonpermeable membrane.
• D)Nothing really; the two processes are virtually the same.

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