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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the primary cause of diffusion?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

diffusion is caused by the random collision of molecules in a solution due to entropy.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

when you put a drop of dye into a cup of water, the molecules of dye start out colliding with eachother.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

over time the dye gets evenly distributed throughout the water because that results in the least amount of collisions between dye molecules.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

random molecules and atoms moving and colliding.

OpenStudy (aaronq):

i like cheezitz answer. It can be summarized by saying that it's caused by brownian motion.

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