Friday, January 8, 2010

Would diffusion occur down a large concentration gradient or a small one?

I don't quite understand this... My guess would be down a large one b/c there is more diffusion to actually occur?Would diffusion occur down a large concentration gradient or a small one?
Both, but it would occur much faster down a large concentration gradient. Think of yourself in a very crowded room and you're claustrophobic- you would want to get out of that room as fast as possible, right?Would diffusion occur down a large concentration gradient or a small one?
Diffusion is the movement of molecules across a membrane from a large(higher) concentration to a small (lower) one.





Just think about it as trying to be equal....so if there is more on one side the molecules are going to more down the large concentration gradient to the smaller one....so that it is equal.

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