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What is diffusion and what is osmosis ?

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Diffusion is the movement of a substance from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.

The movement of water molecules through a selectively permeable membrane from a region of high water concentration to low water concentration is called osmosis
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diffusion is the movement of gases from a higher concentration area to a lower concentration area

osmosis is the movement of water molecules from a higher concentration area to a lower concentration area

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