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Question
The most appropriate characteristic of a semipermeable membrane is that
Options
it has minute pores
it has no pores
it allows the solute to pass through but not the solvent
it allows a solvent to pass through freely but prevents the passage of the solute
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Solution
it allows a solvent to pass through freely but prevents the passage of the solute
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