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What is the process of osmosis?

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Osmosis is a special case of diffusion. Water, like other substances, moves from an area of higher concentration to one of lower concentration. ... In this example, the solute cannot diffuse through the membrane, but the water can. Water has a concentration gradient in this system.

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osmosis is the net movement of water from a region of higher water potential to a region of lower water potential through a partially permeable membrane
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