EBK LIFE: THE SCIENCE OF BIOLOGY
EBK LIFE: THE SCIENCE OF BIOLOGY
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Author: Sadava
Publisher: MAC HIGHER
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Chapter 6.3, Problem 1R
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The properties that determine the substances and their rate of diffusion across the membrane.

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The process of random movement of particles takes place in order to attain equilibrium is known as diffusion. The diffusion is the net movement of particles of a solution from the region of their higher concentration to the region of their lower concentration.

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