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Q: Why is diffusion greater in gasses than in solids?
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Why do gasses easily take the shape and volume of their containers while solids do not?

The particles in a gas move much faster than those in a solid. This is what makes them spread out over a greater distance than solids.


Which wave travels more slowly through gasses than solids?

Longitudinal (also know as compression) waves travel more slowly through gasses than solids.


Does diffusion happen best in liquids?

The rate of diffusion is fastest is gasses, but as we can't see the gases ,it can be seen it liquids, but in liquids the rate of diffusion is comparatively slower than gasses and it can be easily observed....


Are solids less dense than gasses?

In general, in our daily experience, no. But there are counter-exceptions.


Solids are generally heavy while gases are light explain?

Solids tend to be heavier because they have more atoms in less area (density) and the reason they have more atoms in less area is because they have an atomic attraction between them that is much greater than that of gasses and liquids (liquids have no atomic attraction and gasses tend to repel themselves) Now gasses whose atoms repel against themselves are much more disperse and occupy a lot more space with a lot less mass. Solids tend to be heavier because they have more atoms in less area (density) and the reason they have more atoms in less area is because they have an atomic attraction between them that is much greater than that of gasses and liquids (liquids have no atomic attraction and gasses tend to repel themselves) Now gasses whose atoms repel against themselves are much more disperse and occupy a lot more space with a lot less mass.


Why diffusion rates of liquids are much less than diffusion rates of gasses?

Liquids diffuse at a slower rate than do gases because they have much less kinetic energy.


How the motion of particles differ in gases liquids and solids.?

The motion of particles in gasses, liquids, and solids are all different. Gas particles can move much more quickly than solids.


Why liquids have lower density than solids?

Not all liquids have lower densities than all solids. Low density solids frequently contain air or other gasses as part of their makeup (cok, Styrofoam, etc)


Do solids expand to a much greater extent than gases when heated?

No, gases expand more than solids when heated.


Why diffusion of liquids is faster than solids?

In the liquid state, particles move freely,the particles are not closely packed they can slip and slide on each other and have greater space between them as, compared to solids.ORThe intermolecular space is more in liquids than in solids and so, it can difusse faster.That is why rate of difussion in liquids is higher than that of solids.


Why does light travel more quickly through solids than through gasses?

Light generally doesn't travel faster through solids than through gases. Sound does, but not light.


Could sound travel faster in solids or gasses?

Sound DOES travel faster in solids than in gases. The higher the density of the medium, the faster the sound travels.