Partially permeable membranes
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A membrane through which water diffuses from a dilute solution to a concentrated solution during osmosis.
Cell membranes allow water through but restrict most solutes, so water can cross them by osmosis.
Topics that use Partially permeable membranes
- Osmosis (AQA GCSE)
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