Question

What is the difference between osmosis and diffusion

Answer 1

Osmosis is the movement of water and is always the movement in the membrane.Diffusion does not need a membrane to make molecules and Diffusion is the movement of molecules.

Answer 2

Diffusion is a spontaneous movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. ... Osmosis is the spontaneous net movement of water across a semipermeable membrane from a region of low solute concentration to a more concentrated solution, up a concentration gradient.