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Osmosis

Semipermeable membrane simulation — osmotic pressure from concentration gradients

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Left water:
Right water:
Net flux:
Osmotic Π:

Blue dots are water molecules; orange dots are solute (impermeable). The membrane only passes water. Water flows from low to high solute concentration until osmotic pressure equals hydrostatic pressure.

Van't Hoff: Π = iMRT where M is molar concentration.