alleryStart learning →Osmosis is best described as diffusion of which substance across a semipermeable membrane?
ASolute
BIons only
CSolvent
DGas only
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Solvent
Osmosis is the special diffusion of solvent molecules through a semipermeable membrane.
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