Question

Osmosis is a form of diffusion in which

• A. the solvent moves through a semipermeable membrane from its region of higher chemical potential to its region of lower chemical potential.
• B. the solvent moves through a semipermeable membrane from its region of lower chemical potential to its region of higher chemical potential.
• C. the solute moves through a semipermeable membrane from a region of higher concentration to lower concentration.
• D. the solute moves through a semipermeable membrane from a region of lower concentration to higher concentration.

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Correct answer is (a) the solvent moves through a semipermeable membrane from its region of higher chemical potential to its region of lower chemical potential.