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What does it mean to say that diffusion eventually results in equilibrium?
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∙ 13y ago
When the concentration of the diffusing substance(s) is equal on either sides. To visualize this a glass filled with water and a few drops of red dye, leave it after a while the dye will diffuse throughout the water and the the liquid inside the glass is red.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoDiffusion is when there is an imbalance of substances in a mixture, and the substances spread themselves out. Eventually, the substance will be evenly distributed around the area. For example, when you spray air freshener, it spreads around the room and out the door. It will eventually even out, but then you can't smell it since it had to cover a large area.
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The movement of particles from a high concentration to a low concentration?
diffusion
What is osimosis?
Do you mean osmosis? Osmosis is the diffusion of water through a sem-permeable membrane.
What is the process that utilizes a carrier to move materials across the plasma membrane in the direction of the concentration gradient that does not use ATP?
Active Transport
What does it mean for a population to be in genetic equilibrium?
It is a situation where allele frequencies remain constant.
Substances that move across a cell membrane without using energy?
by simple diffusion, facilitated diffusion, and osmosis.
What does it mean for a cell to be equilibrium?
It is after diffusion when the number of molecules is equal in all areas.
Does random movement of molecules stop once equilibrium is reached?
When equilibrium is reached, there is no net motion of molecules. This does not mean that no molecules are moving. In diffusion, this would mean there are equal molecules leaving as are entering.
What is the state of equilibrium called?
Dont u mean what is equilibrium?
How does equailibriam realate to diffusion and osmosiss?
Equilibrium occurs when no overall change appears to take place.Using the example of evaporation: In a closed container molecules of water will evaporate from the surface of the liquid until eventually no more vapor molecules can enter the air space. That does not mean that the molecules of water are no longer evaporating. They haven't called a meeting and said that's it we won't do this anymore. It means that the rate of evaporation of molecules is the same as the return of molecules to the surface. We could get more molecules into the air by increasing the temperature but eventually the rate of evaporation is the same as the rate of condensation.Exactly the same with diffusion and osmosis. Molecules will diffuse into an area of lower concentration until the concentrations are the same. This does not mean that the molecules/particles then go to sleep. The particles are diffusing equally in each direction so the overall diffusion is at equilibrium.With osmosis, the particles diffuse across a semi permeable membrane until the concentration is the same on both sides. The particles then will diffuse in each direction at the same rate - equilibrium has been reached.
How does the molecular rate affect rate of diffusion?
First, we must understand what diffusion is! Diffusion is the movement of particles from a high concentration to a lower concentration, in order to reach equilibrium. Cells in particular need this to maintain homeostasis, or an internal equilibrium (stability). Do you mean molecular size or composition, perhaps? Bigger particles are harder to move than smaller molecules. Additionally, physical constitution of a particle will affect the rate of diffusion. Think of a mouse squeezing under a door as compared to a rock, of the same size. A mouse will more easily be able to squeeze through the gap Edit The rate of diffusion is inversely proportional to square root of its inverse of its molecular weight
What does equilibrium and equilibrium mixture mean?
A quantity that characterizes the position of equilibrium for a reversible reaction; its magnitude is equal to the mass action expression at equilibrium. K varies with temperature.
What does the diffusion of water mean?
osmosis
The movement of particles from a high concentration to a low concentration?
diffusion
Is diffusion an act of active transport?
if you mean that active transport is an act of diffusion, than yes it is.
What does it mean to be in rational equilibrium?
Rotational Equilibrium is analogous to translational equilibrium, where the sum of the forces are equal to zero. In rotational equilibrium, the sum of the torques is equal to zero. In other words, there is no net torque on the object.
What will happen if the net diffusion stopped?
what do you mean
What does a large standard deviation of the equilibrium constant mean?
It means that equilibrium may be attained at widely separated values.
