John Sorrell asked this question about Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking:
Is it me or is the diagram for osmosis wrong on page 29? In osmosis, water travels across a semipermeable membrane from a lower concentrated solute environment to a higher concentrated solute environment since the probability of crossing the membrane is greater in the former case with less molecules getting in the way. The diagram however appears to show the reverse.
Allen I agree. I was struck by this as well and didn't seem to go along with what I learned many, many years ago.…moreI agree. I was struck by this as well and didn't seem to go along with what I learned many, many years ago.(less)
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