Which of the following statements are true? A solid can diffuse into a liquid, but a solid cannot diffuse into another solid. A

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Which of the following statements are true? A solid can diffuse into a liquid, but a solid cannot diffuse into another solid. A

solid can diffuse into both a liquid and another solid. A liquid can diffuse into another liquid. A gas can diffuse into another gas.

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Papessa [141] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-16T00:15:09+03:00

Papessa [141]4 years ago

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A solid can diffuse into a liquid, but a solid cannot diffuse into another solid.

A solid can diffuse into both a liquid and another solid.

skad [1K] · Answer 2 · 2022-01-16T01:26:14+03:00

Explanation:

The statements which are true are as follows.

A solid can diffuse into both a liquid and another solid.
A liquid can diffuse into another liquid.
A gas can diffuse into another gas.

When we heat a solid it starts to melt as a result it diffuses into liquid. Whereas when we write with a chalk on a blackboard then the solid particles of chalk disperse on the solid surface of blackboard.

Therefore, a solid can diffuse into solid as well but the rate of diffusion is slow.

When we mix two liquids they tend to mix with each other. As a result, they diffuse into each other.

Similarly, a gas can diffuse into another gas as there is weak force of attraction between gas molecules and high kinetic energy. As a result, rate of diffusion is fast in gases.