Manipal Medical Manipal Medical Solved Paper-2005

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    The movement of solvent molecules through a semipermeable membrane called:

    A)  electrolysis    

    B)  electrophoresis

    C)  osmosis        

    D)  cataphoresis

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

     The phenomenon in which, when two solutions of different concentration (one may be solvent) are kept separated by semipermeable membrane, the solvent molecules start flowing from dilute solution to concentrate solution. This is called osmosis. Osmosis is a slow process and keeps on happening untill the concentration of both solutions become equal.


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