Multiple choice

In the process of dialysis, used on patients with affected kidneys, the phenomenon involved is

  1. diffusion

  2. absorption

  3. osmosis

  4. electrophoresis
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Explanation

Dialysis works on the principle of osmosis, where solvent molecules move across a semipermeable membrane from a region of lower solute concentration to higher solute concentration. The dialysis membrane allows small molecules and waste products to pass through while retaining larger proteins and blood cells in the patient's blood.

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