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Why osmosis is special case of diffusion?​

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Osmosis is a special kind of diffusion because in both cases there is a movement of particles from a higher concentration region to a lower concentration region. The only difference is that osmosis is applicable to the movement of the solvent only through the semi-permeable membrane where the solvent is water.

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Diffusion can be called as osmosis in some cases because if the substance is liquid and passes through a semi-permiable membrane then its osmosis.
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