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==Introduction==
==Introduction==
[[Image:watermolbondang.jpg|right|thumb|350px|<small><center>Molecular Structure of Water</center></small>]]
[[Image:watermolbondang.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<small><center>Molecular Structure of Water</center></small>]]
Osmosis is the passive movement of water across a semi permeable membrane. It occurs in the opposite direction to diffusion of ions. Water moves from a region of low solute concentration and therefore high water concentration to a region of high solute concentration and low water concentration.
Osmosis is the passive movement of water across a semi permeable membrane. It occurs in the opposite direction to diffusion of ions. Water moves from a region of low solute concentration and therefore high water concentration to a region of high solute concentration and low water concentration.