what is osmotic pressure ?
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Osmotic pressure is the minimum pressure which needs to be applied to a solution to prevent the inward flow of its pure solvent across a semipermeable membrane.
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Osmotic pressure is the minimum pressure which needs to be applied to a solution to prevent the inward flow of its pure solvent across a semipermeable membrane.
hope it may help u dear!!!!!!
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Hey man, okay, to keep it clear, here's a scenario:
you have two Chambers started by a semi permeable membrane, where one is filled with a solution of lesser concentration(hypotonic solution) and the other with another solution of greater concentration(hypertonic solution). Now obviously, displacement of fluid from the hypertonic solution to the hypotonic solution's chamber can be observed. We know that any work done is an outcome of force(per unit area is pressure). So the walls of the hypertonic solution are more pressurized than before. So if you measured the pressure on the walls of the hypertonic solution, that's the extra pressure caused due to osmosis, and is termed osmotic pressure.
Hope that helps. Really
you have two Chambers started by a semi permeable membrane, where one is filled with a solution of lesser concentration(hypotonic solution) and the other with another solution of greater concentration(hypertonic solution). Now obviously, displacement of fluid from the hypertonic solution to the hypotonic solution's chamber can be observed. We know that any work done is an outcome of force(per unit area is pressure). So the walls of the hypertonic solution are more pressurized than before. So if you measured the pressure on the walls of the hypertonic solution, that's the extra pressure caused due to osmosis, and is termed osmotic pressure.
Hope that helps. Really
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