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Entropy as the driving force for osmosis
How is entropy responsible for osmosis and is movement of solvent possible from its higher concentration to lower concentration?
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What is the exact definition of isotonic solutions?
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I am a high school student so maybe my understanding of this topic is quite less, so apologies in case I have asked an elementary question.
My chemistry sir taught that :-
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Is vapour pressure of a liquid solution constant at a given temperature, no matter the size of closed container and amount of liquid taken?
Does vapour pressure of a liquid solution depend on the size of the closed container, the amount of solution taken, given that, the temperature is kept constant? Or will it change if some extra gas is ...
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Is vapour pressure a surface phenomenon?
As a fact, I know that vapour pressure doesn't depend on surface area.
Does this imply it is not a surface phenomenon also?
It shouldn't be as then it would depend on surface area of molecules and ...
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