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Permeability is a word used to describe a property of a certain material. It describes whether it will allow another substance such as water to pass through it. To use it in example, one could say 'This cloth is all wet, so it must be permeable'
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∙ 9y agoPermeability refers to the ability of a certain membrane to let liquids pass through it. Some important biological processes such as osmosis depend on this capability.
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∙ 13y agoThe ability for a substance to pass through
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∙ 9y agoThe permeability of a material is referring the state of the material that allows it to let gas and/or liquids pass through it. Other words for permeable are porous and absorbent.
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What feature of a membrane describes whether molecules can cross the membrane?
permeabiity
Unit of relative permeability?
Relative permeability is dimensionless
What is the permeability of coars and fine sand?
The permeability of coarse sand is 1.89mL/s and the permeability of fine sand is 0.54mL/s.
Do Histamines cause an increase in the permeability of capillary walls?
no
Logging tool for direct determination of permeability?
Nmr is used
Selective permeability refers to the fact that the plasma membrane keeps all molecules out of the cell?
Selective permeability refers to the fact that the plasma membrane can choose which molecules to let in or out of the cell.
What refers to a soil's ability to transmit water?
permeability
What feature of a membrane describes whether molecules can cross the membrane?
permeabiity
What is the ability of a cell membrane to allow material to pass through it called?
permeability
Does clay have high permeability?
No. Clay particles are very small and tend to attract other clay particles to from a matrix. Permeability refers to the ability of a gas or liquid to flow through a material. Because clay forms a tight matrix, gas and liquids flow very slowly through clay. Loose sand has high permeability
Does silt have high permeability?
Silt has neither high or low permeability. It has moderate permeability. :) !
What is the definition permeability?
Semi-permeable means partially permeable. The term semi-permeable is composed of two words -semi and permeable. Semi is prefix in Latin and means half, or incompletely or somewhat. Permeability refers to the quality of diffusion or seeping or penetrating. This quality is generally associated with liquids or gases. Thus, semi-permeable is used to describe something that allows the passage of some substances and blocks other or not required substances.
Unit of relative permeability?
Relative permeability is dimensionless
What is permeability value of germanium?
16.0 is the value of permeability
What is High permeability vs low permeability?
Permittivity (ε) applies to electric fields, and permeability (μ) refers to magnetic fields.In electromagnetism, permeability is the measure of the ability of a material to support the formation of a magnetic field within itself AND permittivity is the measure of how much resistance is encountered when forming an electric field in a medium.Also their relation is given byv= 1----1/2(ε*μ)v=velocity of light.
What are facts about permeability?
Changes in permeability are changes in the number of compounds that can pass through a membrane. The presence of certain chemicals or radiation can change the permeability of a membrane.
What is the permeability of coars and fine sand?
The permeability of coarse sand is 1.89mL/s and the permeability of fine sand is 0.54mL/s.
