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Define diffusion and osmosis

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spontaneous movement of a substance from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration is called DIFFUSION

Passage of water from a region of high water concentration through a selectively permeable membrane to a region of low water concentration is called osmosis.

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diffusion is the movement of substances from high to low concentration

osmosis is the diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane from high to low water concentration
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