Atomic diffusion refers to the process where the random thermal agitation of atoms in a solid results in the net transport of atoms. An example would be helium gas escaping from a balloon, which causes it to deflate.
(a) Compare interstitial and vacancy atomic mechanisms for diffusion. (b) Cite two reasons why interstitial diffusion is normally more rapid than vacancy diffusion. Solution (a) With vacancy diffusion, atomic motion is from one lattice site to an adjacent vacancy. Self-diffusion and the diffusion of substitutional impurities proceed via this mechanism. On the other hand, atomic motion is from interstitial site to adjacent interstitial site for the interstitial diffusion mechanism. (b) Interstitial diffusion is normally more rapid than vacancy diffusion because: (1) interstitial atoms, being smaller, are more mobile; and (2) the probability of an empty adjacent interstitial site is greater than for a vacancy adjacent to a host (or substitutional impurity) atom.
Diffusion occurs when gases are mixed because the gas molecules are in constant random motion. As they move, they collide with each other, transferring energy and causing the molecules to spread out. This results in the gradual mixing of the gases until they are evenly distributed in the container.
Diffusion in a system can be calculated using Fick's law of diffusion, which states that the rate of diffusion is proportional to the concentration gradient. The formula for calculating diffusion is D (C2 - C1) / (X2 - X1), where D is the diffusion coefficient, C is the concentration, and X is the distance.
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(a) Compare interstitial and vacancy atomic mechanisms for diffusion. (b) Cite two reasons why interstitial diffusion is normally more rapid than vacancy diffusion. Solution (a) With vacancy diffusion, atomic motion is from one lattice site to an adjacent vacancy. Self-diffusion and the diffusion of substitutional impurities proceed via this mechanism. On the other hand, atomic motion is from interstitial site to adjacent interstitial site for the interstitial diffusion mechanism. (b) Interstitial diffusion is normally more rapid than vacancy diffusion because: (1) interstitial atoms, being smaller, are more mobile; and (2) the probability of an empty adjacent interstitial site is greater than for a vacancy adjacent to a host (or substitutional impurity) atom.
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Simple diffusion: Small, non-polar molecules move across the cell membrane without the need for energy. Facilitated diffusion: Larger or polar molecules use carrier proteins to move across the cell membrane without energy expenditure. Osmosis: The movement of water molecules across a selectively permeable membrane from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration.
The Atomic or Molecular movements generally known as Osmotic diffusion.
contagious diffusion, relocation diffusion, expansion diffusion, stimulus diffusion, hierarchical diffusion.
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I think it would be a point defect because a vacancy in the lattice structure would allow another atom to take the place of the vacancy.
Sintering is a method for creating objects from powders. It is based on atomic diffusion. Powder is heated to near it's melting point in a mold and then allowed to reform.
simple diffusion, osmosis and facilitated diffusion.
The difference between diffusion and facilitated diffusion is that facilitated diffusion is that the molecules pass through special protein channels.
Diffusion is the process of spreading new ideas from culture to culture. Examples of diffusion include the use of cars and the smelting of iron. There are five main types of diffusion they are: Expansion diffusion, Relocation diffusion, Hierarchal diffusion, Congious diffusion and Stimulus diffusion.