1.3.1

Diffusion

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Diffusion Example

Diffusion is the random movement of particles through a gas or liquid from high concentration to a low concentration.

Perfume

  • When you spray perfume, the smell diffuses across the room from the high concentration (where you just sprayed it) to low concentration (the other side of the room).

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1Cell Biology

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2.1Principles of Organisation

2.2Enzymes

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3Infection & Response

4Bioenergetics

5Homeostasis & Response

6Inheritance, Variation & Evolution

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