DIFFUSION Flashcards
1
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SIMPLE DEFINITION OF DIFFUSION
A
THE GRADUAL MOVEMENT OF PARTICLES FROM PLACES WHERE THERE ARE LOTS OF THEM TO PLACES WHERE THERE ARE FEWER OF THEM
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FANCY DIFINITION OF DIFFUSION
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DIFFUSION IS THE NET MOVEMENT OF PARTICLES FROM AN AREA OF HIGHER CONCENTRATION TO AN AREA OF LOWER CONCENTRATION
3
Q
DIFFUSION DOESNT REQUIRE..
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ENERGY
4
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DIFFUSION HAPPENS IN…
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BOTH LIQUID AND GESES (SUBSTANCES IN WHICH THE PARTICLES ARE FREE TO MOVE RANDOMLY)
5
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WHAT IOS THE SIMPLEST TYPE OF DIFFUSION
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WHEN DIFFERENT GASES DIFFUSE THROUGH EACH OTHER (WHEN PERFUME PARTICLES DIFFUSE THROUGH THE AIR)
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THE BIGGER THE DIFFERENCE OF CONCENTRATION (…)
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THE FASTER THE DIFFUSION RATE
