Why does osmosis seem backwards from other forms of diffuslon? O Science has still not been able to explain this strange behavior of water. O Hydrogen bonding between water molecules prevents them from diffusing the same way that other substances do. O Water is so important to life that it has an exemption from the normal rules. O Osmosis only seems backwards, but it's really not. It's actually just the diffusion of water molecules down their concentration gradient, which is inverse to the solute's concentration gradient.

Why does osmosis seem backwards from other forms of diffuslon? O Science has still not been able to explain this strange behavior of water. O Hydrogen bonding between water molecules prevents them from diffusing the same way that other substances do. O Water is so important to life that it has an exemption from the normal rules. O Osmosis only seems backwards, but it's really not. It's actually just the diffusion of water molecules down their concentration gradient, which is inverse to the solute's concentration gradient.

Concepts of Biology

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Chapter3: Cell Structure And Function

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Problem 13RQ: The principal force driving movement in diffusion is______. a. temperature b. particle size c....

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