Diffusion vs Osmosis: What’s the Difference?

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What is the difference between diffusion and osmosis?

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I am guessing that diffusion means that particles spread out. And osmosis is when particles spred out in a cell membrane. [/B]

Osmosis can be "diffusional" but diffusion can't be osmosisal?
 
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