Reverse osmosis
What Reverse osmosis means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Forces salty water at high pressure through a partially permeable membrane that retains dissolved ions while water molecules pass through.
Forcing water through a membrane that retains dissolved ions.
Topics that use Reverse osmosis
- Potable water (AQA GCSE)
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