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Question
Study the experimental setup in the figure and then answer the question that follow.
Explain the phenomenon mention in question 8.1 .
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Solution
Osmosis is the movement of water molecules from their region of higher concentration (dilute solution) to their region of lower concentration (concentrated solution) through a semipermeable membrane.
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