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| − | '''Osmosis''' is movement of water across a semipermeable [[membrane]] into areas of higher [[solute]] [[concentration]].<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Biology''. Apologia | + | '''Osmosis''' is movement of a solvent (such as water) across a semipermeable [[membrane]] into areas of higher [[solute]] [[concentration]].<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Biology''. Apologia |
Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref> '''Osmotic pressure''' determines the quantity of water displaced; it is proportional to the number of solute particles in a give volume of solution. | Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref> '''Osmotic pressure''' determines the quantity of water displaced; it is proportional to the number of solute particles in a give volume of solution. | ||
Revision as of 17:59, May 19, 2008
Osmosis is movement of a solvent (such as water) across a semipermeable membrane into areas of higher solute concentration.[1] Osmotic pressure determines the quantity of water displaced; it is proportional to the number of solute particles in a give volume of solution.
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- ↑ Wile, Dr. Jay L. Exploring Creation With Biology. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998