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How does osmosis differ from osmosis?

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Answer:

it doesn't. you may have asked the question wrong!

however, osmosis is slightly like diffusion, it involves water molecules.
Osmosis consists of water moving from a high WATER concentration; to a low WATER concentration.

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diffusion, is just the process of a substance moving from a high concentration to a low concentration. are you mental?

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