is a specific type of diffusion; it is the passage of water from a region of higher water concentration through a semi-permeable membrane to a region of water concentration. Water moves in or out of a until its concentration is the same on both sides of the cell membrane. A cell in a pure water solution (hypotonic solution) would be expected to in volume due to the net flow of .
The specific type of diffusion described here is osmosis. Osmosis is the passage of water from a region of higher water concentration through a semi-permeable membrane to a region of lower water concentration. Water moves in or out of a cell until its concentration is the same on both sides of the cell membrane. A cell in a pure water solution (hypotonic solution) would be expected to increase in volume due to the net flow of water.
The specific type of diffusion described here is known as osmosis. Osmosis is the process by which water molecules move across a semi-permeable membrane from an area of higher water concentration (or lower solute concentration) to an area of lower water concentration (or higher solute concentration). This movement continues until the concentration of water is equal on both sides of the cell membrane.
In a hypotonic solution, which is a solution with a lower solute concentration compared to the solution inside the cell, the cell would be expected to swell in volume due to the net flow of water into the cell. The higher concentration of water in the hypotonic solution causes water molecules to move into the cell in an attempt to equalize the concentration on both sides of the membrane. This influx of water into the cell leads to an increase in the cell's volume.