What are the examples of diffusion in daily life?

Answer 1

Kool-aide mix being stirred into water. Cologne or perfume permeating the air in a room. It starts strong on side A but within time one can smell the scent on side B of the room because the molecules of cologne have diffused throughout the air. The molecule attempt to move from areas of high concentration, side a, to areas of lower concentration, side B, and the process of diffusion continues until the entire room boasts a constant concentration.

A main use of diffusion is in the exchange of oxygen into muscles from the blood cells in the blood stream. This relates the structure and function of muscle tissues and fibers and diffusion to our daily life. The more oxygen surrounding the muscle tissue, the greater the rate of diffusion of oxygen into the muscle tissue. This lends to the importance of the structure of the muscle tissue and the set up of blood vessels. Muscle fiber is created to be long and have capillaries surrounding each fiber. Blood carrying oxygen enters the capillaries and flows parallel to the fibers, diffusing its oxygen while flowing down the capillary. Thus with the elongated muscle and web of capillaries, there is more surface area available for diffusion. If more blood containing oxygen is around the muscle then more oxygen will be transferred. Inhibiting bodies in the blood stream will slow the diffusion rate of oxygen to the muscle. An example of this is cholesterol. Cholesterol in the blood stream would have an adverse effect on the circulatory system in the body and would inhibit the transfer of oxygen to the muscles and other tissues of the body.Without diffusion our muscle would be unable to be supplied oxygen and therefore unable to function.

Answer 2

Tape a piece of wax paper over the window and it diffuses (spreads) the light. In the body: Oxygen molecules diffuse across cell membranes into cells, and carbon dioxide molecules diffuse out. Both compounds cross the phospholipid bilayer. In a non-living system: Place a small lump of sugar in a cup of tea (or just water). The sugar dissolves, then diffuses throughout the liquid. To see diffusion happening, use not sugar but a small crystal of potassium permanganate in water. The color will gradually disperse through the water.

Answer 3

Facilitated Diffusion is the movement of molecules from high concentration to low concentration, and doesn't require energy.

An example of Facilitated Diffusion in our everyday lives would be, red blood cells, they carry oxygen to the cells in your body and remove waste.

Hope I explained it well enough. :)

~Delycia

Answer 4

In my science class we did an experament, First. Take a small plastic cup and fill it half full with room tempetured water. Next put one drop of red food coloring in the water and one drop of yellow food coloring into the water. Next take a plastic baggie and put two teaspoons of baking soda in the plastic baggie. Then take a measuring cup and slowely pour in enough water so the liquid in the plastic baggie is still white from the baking soda but not too dry. Make it Moist enough that it looks like Milk. Then, close the plastic baggie, twist the top so the liquid is in the bottom of the baggie, and place the baggie lightly in the water. The liquid inside the plastic baggie will slowely turn a purpleish brownish color. That is an example of diffusion. Enjoy. ( This experament is not messy. Food coloring may stain clothing. HAVE FUN! )

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Answer 5

For diffusion, if you drink tea, when you put your tea bag into the boiling water, you'll see tea diffusing from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration(MAKE SURE you DON'T DO ANYTHING to the tea, just let it sit, and watch it diffuse).

For effusion, if you were to put food into a bag, and tightly seal it, since there are some holes which you can't see, the smell is effusing out of the holes.

-Crazytankx2

Answer 6

Diffusion is the spread of molecules of on e substance through a larger medium like air or water, an everyday example is the smell of a fart reaching you across the room because it has diffused thru the air in the room.

Answer 7

an example is how when you spray perfume in one corner of the room, after a while, it spreads throughout the room...

Answer 8

i know this is like gross but when someone passes gas and it goes from one end of the room it is less concentrated as it gets farther from the farter...

Answer 9

Diffusion is the movement of particles from an area of greater concentration to an area of lower concentration