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Which way does solute tend to move during diffusion?

O From hypertonic to hypotonic
O From hypotonic to hypertonic
O From isotonic to hypertonic
O From hypotonic to isotonic

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I think the answer to this question is hypertonic to hypotonic as diffusion is the movement of water from a high to low concentration and hypertonic contains a high concentration of solutes and hypotonic contains a low concentration of solutes (the are opposites). Hope this makes sense
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