What makes osmosis a different phenomenon than diffusion?
A)Osmosis is a more random set of movements.
B)Osmosis has a directed movement, through a semipermeable membrane.
C)Osmosis only occurs through a nonpermeable membrane.
D)Nothing really; the two processes are virtually the same.

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Osmosis is specifically the movement of water across a semipermeable membrane from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of higher solute concentration, which is a directed movement, unlike diffusion that can occur in any direction where there is a concentration gradient.

What Makes Osmosis a Different Phenomenon Than Diffusion