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Osmosis Tests
Osmosis
Osmosis
Osmosis is the diffusion of water across a partially permeable membrane from a dilute solution (high concentration of water) to a concentrated solution (low concentration of water).


Partially permeable membrane
Partially permeable membrane
- A partially permeable membrane allows water through, but won't let larger molecules dissolved in water pass through.


Water movement
Water movement
- Water will move to make the concentrations the same on both sides of the membrane:
- When there are lots of water molecules (in a dilute solution) on one side of a partially permeable membrane, but not many on the other side (in a concentrated solution), water will move from the dilute to the concentrated solution.


Net movement of water
Net movement of water
- It is important to remember that water molecules will move through the membrane in both directions, but the net (overall) movement of water will be from the dilute solution to a concentrated solution.
Osmosis
Osmosis
Osmosis is the diffusion of water across a partially permeable membrane from a dilute solution (high concentration of water) to a concentrated solution (low concentration of water).
1Biology
2Chemistry
2.1Practicals
2.1.1Salts
2.1.2Neutralisation
2.1.3Titration
2.1.4Electrolysis
2.1.5Electrolysis 2
2.1.6Rate of Reaction
2.1.7Rate of Reaction 2
2.1.8Chromatography
2.1.9Identifying Gases
2.1.10Identifying Gases 2
2.1.11Identifying Ions
2.1.12Carbonates, Halides & Sulfates
2.1.13Flame Emission Spectroscopy
2.1.14Water Purification
2.1.15Water Purification 2
3Physics
3.1Practicals
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1Biology
2Chemistry
2.1Practicals
2.1.1Salts
2.1.2Neutralisation
2.1.3Titration
2.1.4Electrolysis
2.1.5Electrolysis 2
2.1.6Rate of Reaction
2.1.7Rate of Reaction 2
2.1.8Chromatography
2.1.9Identifying Gases
2.1.10Identifying Gases 2
2.1.11Identifying Ions
2.1.12Carbonates, Halides & Sulfates
2.1.13Flame Emission Spectroscopy
2.1.14Water Purification
2.1.15Water Purification 2
3Physics
3.1Practicals

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