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“Diffusion is the movement of molecules from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration down the concentration gradient.”

Diffusion is the process of movement of molecules under a concentration gradient. It is an important process occurring in all living beings. Diffusion helps in the movement of substances in and out of the cells. The molecules move from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration until the concentration becomes equal throughout.

Liquid and gases undergo diffusion as the molecules are able to move randomly.

Example:

Take water in a beaker. Add a few copper sulfate crystals in one place and leave it as it is for some time without disturbing it. After some time we can see that the beaker contains a uniformly coloured solution. Here, both water and copper sulfate diffuse independently. With this experiment, we can infer that solutes move from a higher concentration to a lower concentration in a solution.
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diffusion is process resulting from random motion of molecules by which there is a net flow of matter from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration.

Step-by-step explanation:

A familiar example is the perfume of a flower that quickly permeates the still air of a room. ion diffusion across a semipermeable membrane.

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