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Osmosis is a passive process .

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(I ) Reason : Osmosis is the movement of solvent or water molecules from the region of higher concentration to the region of lower concentration through a semipermeable membrane .
(ii ) This process is carried out till an equilibrium is reached .Osmosis does not require energy and is the passive movement of water of any other solvent molecules .
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