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What is the effect of a smaller particle size on the rate of diffusion?
What is the effect of a smaller particle size on the rate of diffusion?
- It has no effect on the rate of diffusion
- It requires more energy
- It moves faster than a larger particle (correct)
- It moves slower than a larger particle
What is the effect of increasing the temperature on the rate of diffusion?
What is the effect of increasing the temperature on the rate of diffusion?
- It increases the rate of diffusion (correct)
- It is proportional to the size of the particle
- It decreases the rate of diffusion
- It has no effect on the rate of diffusion
What is the driving force behind Fick's Law?
What is the driving force behind Fick's Law?
- Size of the particles
- Concentration gradient (correct)
- Surface area of the membrane
- Temperature of the system
How does an increase in surface area affect the rate of diffusion?
How does an increase in surface area affect the rate of diffusion?
What is the effect of a longer diffusion distance on the rate of diffusion?
What is the effect of a longer diffusion distance on the rate of diffusion?
What is the effect of a steeper concentration gradient on the rate of diffusion?
What is the effect of a steeper concentration gradient on the rate of diffusion?
How does an increase in the diffusion coefficient (D) affect the rate of diffusion?
How does an increase in the diffusion coefficient (D) affect the rate of diffusion?
What is the effect of a thinner barrier on the rate of diffusion?
What is the effect of a thinner barrier on the rate of diffusion?
What is the direction of solute molecules diffusion through the semi-permeable membrane?
What is the direction of solute molecules diffusion through the semi-permeable membrane?
What is the meaning of the lag time in the context of diffusion?
What is the meaning of the lag time in the context of diffusion?
What is the relation between the concentration gradient and the flux of the solute?
What is the relation between the concentration gradient and the flux of the solute?
How does the surface area of the membrane affect the diffusion of the solute?
How does the surface area of the membrane affect the diffusion of the solute?
What is the effect of increasing the diffusion distance on the diffusion of the solute?
What is the effect of increasing the diffusion distance on the diffusion of the solute?
What is the unit of the flux of the solute?
What is the unit of the flux of the solute?
What is the role of the diffusion coefficient in Fick's first law of diffusion?
What is the role of the diffusion coefficient in Fick's first law of diffusion?
Which factor increases the rate of particle diffusion?
Which factor increases the rate of particle diffusion?
What occurs when the concentration difference (C1 - C2) is larger?
What occurs when the concentration difference (C1 - C2) is larger?
How does temperature affect the rate of diffusion?
How does temperature affect the rate of diffusion?
What is the impact of diffusion distance (h) on the diffusion rate?
What is the impact of diffusion distance (h) on the diffusion rate?
Which process involves the solvent passing through a semipermeable membrane?
Which process involves the solvent passing through a semipermeable membrane?
What will happen if a drug container does not prevent the absorption of water vapor?
What will happen if a drug container does not prevent the absorption of water vapor?
What is one of the first steps in drug release?
What is one of the first steps in drug release?
Which phenomenon is crucial for the dissolution and release of drugs from dosage forms?
Which phenomenon is crucial for the dissolution and release of drugs from dosage forms?
