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Solutions having the same value of osmotic pressure are called isotonic solutions, e.g., 0.1 M solution of glucose and 0.1 M solution of urea.
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  4. Hypotonic and Hypertonic solution

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  13. Mention a large scale use of the phenomenona of reverse osmosis.

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