During osmosis, the pure solvent (usually water) passes through a semipermeable membrane from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration, while solutes do not pass through the membrane.

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During Osmosis

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During osmosis,

A) pure solvent passes through a membrane but solutes do not.
B) pure solute passes through a membrane but solvent does not.
C) pure solvent moves in one direction through the membrane while the solution moves through the membrane in the other direction.
D) pure solvent moves in one direction through the membrane while the solute moves through the membrane in the other direction.
E) pure solute moves in one direction through the membrane while the solution moves through the membrane in the other direction.

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