Knoxy Posted August 27, 2010 Posted August 27, 2010 osmosis is like concept related to diffusion pressure deficit or chemical potential... which is strictly the fluid property...and gases r also fluids...so ????
Mr Skeptic Posted August 27, 2010 Posted August 27, 2010 Osmosis is strictly water-based diffusion, by definition. Diffusion of other things happens but isn't properly called osmosis, although some people do call it that anyways. And yes, gases diffuse.
louis wu Posted August 27, 2010 Posted August 27, 2010 Effusion is the name for gasses passing through a small aperture. It is mediated by Graham's law, and can be applied to mixtures of gasses up-to a point. Graham's law can be applied to purify gases in an analogue to reverse osmosis. My link
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