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What is the role of special proteins in diffusion?


The special protein elps in the facilitated diffusion of substances across membranes without the expenditure of energy. These proteins form channels in the membrane for molecules to pass through. For example - the porins are special proteins that allow molecules of the sixe of the protein to pass through. 
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Difference between Imbibition and Osmosis

What type of molecules undergo facilitated diffusion ?

Comment upon the rate of diffusion. Name the factors that affect the rate of diffusion. 

Describe osmosis as a special case of diffusion.

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