Assertion (A) : Osmosis is a process in which a solvent moves from a dilute solution to a more concentrated one across a semipermeable membrane.
Reason (R ) : Osmosis continues till the concentrations of the solution on both sides of the membrane become equal.


A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A..

C) A is true but R is false.

D) A is false but R is true.

Correct Answer:
B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A..


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