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Types of osmosis

Endosmosis
If a cell is placed in a hypotonic solution, water moves inside the cell
making it swell or plasmolysis. This happens because the solute
concentration of the solution is less than the concentration inside the
cell. This process is known as endosmosis. The osmosis toward the
inner of a cell or vessel is known as endosmosis. It happens when the
water potential outside the cell is higher than the water potential
inside the cell. As a result, the surrounding solution's solute
concentration is lower than that of the cytoplasm. Hypotonic
solutions are the name for this sort of solution. In endosmosis, water
molecules pass through the cell membrane and inside the cell. The
passage of water into cells causes them to swell. 

Example: Raisins swell when placed in normal water.

Exosmosis
If a cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, the water inside the cell
moves outside, and thus the cell plasmolysis (becomes flaccid). This
happens because the solute concentration in the solution is more than
the concentration inside the cytoplasm. This process is known as
exosmosis. Exosmosis is the osmosis of a cell or vessel toward the
outside. It happens when the water potential outside the cell is lower
than the water potential inside the cell. As a result, the surrounding
solution's solute concentration is higher than that of the cytoplasm.
Hypertonic solutions are the name for these types of solutions.
Exosmosis is the movement of water molecules out of the cell across
the cell membrane. The migration of water out of cells causes cells to
shrink. 
 
Example: Raisins placed in a concentrated salt solution shrivel.

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