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What is the main purpose of the concentration gradient and why is it vital to the process of osmosis?

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The above answer is correct, and also the concentration gradient is vital to osmosis as it must occur from a high concentration of water to a low concentration of water through a semipermeable membrane.
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The osmotic gradient is the difference in concentration between two solutions on either side of a semipermeable membrane, and is used to tell the difference in percentages of the concentration of a specific particle dissolved in a solution.

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