explain osmosis and reverse osmosis.
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Osmosis is a special case of diffusion in which the molecules are water and the concentration gradient occurs across a semipermeable membrane. ... Reverse osmosis occurs when the water is moved across the membrane against the concentration gradient, from lower concentration to higher concentration.
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Osmosis - The process in which the solvent ( water molecules ) moves from higher concentration to lower concentration through a semipermeable membrane till it reaches the equilibrium is called Osmosis.
Reverse Osmosis ( RO) - Due to hydrostatic pressure greater than the osmotic pressure the water is moves across the membrane against the concentration gradient, from lower concentration to higher concentration.
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