PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

CELL DAMAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A can of air freshener is sprayed in the opposite side of the room. Ten minutes later you start to smell the scent. This is an example of
A
diffusion
B
active transport
C
endocytosis
D
osmosis
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Diffusion is the process of spreading of the gaseous molecule according to their kinetic energy. In this process, particles move from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. If the perfume is sprayed in one corner of a room, it will be smelt soon after in the opposite corner.

Detailed explanation-2: -The air freshener (matter) moves from an area of high concentration (where you sprayed it) to an area of low concentration that is far from the place that it was sprayed. This movement of the material is called diffusion.

Detailed explanation-3: -When you spray air freshener and the scent spreads from a tight space to fill a larger one, that’s diffusion. In science, diffusion is a physical process of atoms or molecules moving apart within a gas or liquid.

Detailed explanation-4: -This is diffusion in action! When you spray the air freshener, the concentration of the particles in that corner of the room is incredibly high whereas the concentration of particles in the rest of the air is low. The difference in these concentrations is called a gradient.

Detailed explanation-5: -Since perfume is either a gas or liquid thus, in both cases it can easily get mixed with the air particles. This mixing of perfume particles into the air and reaching the other corner of the room is through the process of diffusion.

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