Question

how the osmotic pressure related to concentration of a solute in a solution

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Explanation:

Osmotic is simply the flow of solvent molecules through a semipermeable membrane from higher solvent concentration to lower solvent concentration. Higher solvent concentration implies lower solute concentration. All mass transport properties occur from higher concentration to lower concentration.

Osmosis can be prevented by applying an external pressure to the solution (as opposed to solvent-only) side of the membrane. The pressure required to prevent osmosis is called osmostic pressure. For reasonably dilute solutions, the osmotic pressure is related to the concentration of solute by the following equation:    P = cRT