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Question
Which of the following statements is false?
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Units of atmospheric pressure and osmotic pressure are the same.
In reverse osmosis, solvent molecules move through a semipermeable membrane from a region of lower concentration of solute to a region of higher concentration.
The value of molal depression constant depends on nature of solvent.
Relative lowering of vapour pressure, is a dimensionless quantity.
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Solution
In reverse osmosis, solvent molecules move through a semipermeable membrane from a region of lower concentration of solute to a region of higher concentration.
Explanation:
In reverse osmosis, solvent molecules move through a semipermeable membrane from higher concentration of solute to lower concentration.
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