What is osmosis and how does it work?
Osmosis is the movement of water across a semi-permeable membrane, down the concentration gradient. This means that if there is more water on one side of a membrane, it will move to the other side until both sides are equal. Water can move across these membranes, because it is a small molecule with a relatively small charge. Bigger molecules and charged ones, like ions, can't move across.
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