OSMOSIS
HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE
THE SEMIPERMEABLE MEMBRANE
Osmosis
van’t HOFF’S LAW FOR THE OSMOTIC PRESSURE
ACTUAL g VALUES FOR SALTS (DUE TO NONIDEALITY)
OSMOSIS IN PERMEABLE MEMBRANES
THE REFLECTION COEFFICIENT, ?
THE REFLECTION COEFFICIENT MEASURES THE SELECTIVITY OF THE MEMBRANE: ? = 0
THE REFLECTION COEFFICIENT MEASURES THE SELECTIVITY OF THE MEMBRANE: ? = 1
THE REFLECTION COEFFICIENT MEASURES THE SELECTIVITY OF THE MEMBRANE: 1 < ? < 0
THE REFLECTION COEFFICIENT, ?, MEASURES FRACTIONAL REFLECTION
THE REFLECTION COEFFICIENT, ?, ALSO MEASURES FILTRATION
THE EFFECTIVE OSMOTIC PRESSURE DEPENDS ON ?
EQUILIBRIUM OCCURS WHEN HYDROSTATIC AND OSMOTIC PRESSURE BALLANCE
SOLVENT DRAG
POISEUILLE’S LAW FOR BULK FLOW WHEN OSMOSIS IS PRESENT
THE OSMOTIC TRANSIENT
A MECHANISTIC EXPLANATION FOR OSMOSIS
THE PRESSURE IN A PORE
THE CONCEPT OF TONICITY CAN BE EXPLAINED USING ?
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TONICITY AND OSMOLARITY
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TONICITY AND OSMOLARITY: A DEMONSTRATION
WHAT IS TO BE LEARNED FROM THE DEMONSTRATION?
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