During osmosis, flow of water through a semipermeable membrane is

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During osmosis, flow of water through a semipermeable membrane is (A) from both sides of semipermeable membrane with equal flow rate (B) from solution having lower concentration only (C) from solution having higher concentration only (D) None of the above

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The net spontaneous flow of the solvent molecules from the solvent to the solution or from a less concentrated solution to a more concentrated solution through a semipermeable membrane is called osmosis.

Q. During osmosis, flow of water through a semipermeable membrane is

from both sides of semipermeable membrane with equal flow rate

from solution having lower concentration only

from solution having higher concentration only

None of the above

The net spontaneous flow of the solvent molecules from the solvent to the solution or from a less concentrated solution to a more concentrated solution through a semipermeable membrane is called osmosis.