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minus-square@OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.mllinkfedilink4•1 year agoIsn’t it just water carrying stuff across a concentration gradient?
minus-square@Dogyote@slrpnk.netlinkfedilink2•1 year agoNo? Water can’t carry anything across the membrane.
minus-square@OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.mllinkfedilink1•1 year agoOh. Then how does the stuff get across the membrane? Does the membrane allow stuff to move over a concentration gradient without the water?
minus-square@Dogyote@slrpnk.netlinkfedilink1•1 year agoWater can move freely across the membrane, but the stuff that’s dissolved in the water cannot move across the membrane.
Isn’t it just water carrying stuff across a concentration gradient?
No? Water can’t carry anything across the membrane.
Oh. Then how does the stuff get across the membrane? Does the membrane allow stuff to move over a concentration gradient without the water?
Water can move freely across the membrane, but the stuff that’s dissolved in the water cannot move across the membrane.