alleryStart learning →Which scientists proposed the osmotic theory of active water absorption?
AKramer and Thimann
BLevitt and Steward
CDixon and Jolly
DAtkins and Priestly
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Atkins and Priestly
Atkins and Priestly in 1922 proposed osmotic absorption along a DPD gradient.
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