When compared to the diffusion of the same concentration of pure xylene cyanol, does the precence of a second solute in the mixture affect eh diffusion rate of xylend cyanol? what does this tell you about the mechanism of diffusion?

In this case the diffusion rate of xylene cyanol is not affected by the presence of other solute in the mixture unless it is affecting any property of the mixture like density.

Also, the mechanism of diffusion involves only the concentration changes of a particular substance in the solution medium.

aliasger2709 aliasger2709 · Answer 2 · 2022-02-24T12:53:24+01:00

Diffusion is the movement of the substance from a high to a low concentration region. No, the presence of another solute does not affect the diffusion rate.

What factors affect diffusion?

Diffusion is the movement of any compound or substance from the region of higher concentration towards the region of the low concentration.

Diffusion rate depends on factors like:

Medium of Diffusion
The density of the substance
Concentration Gradient
Temperature

The diffusion rate of the pure xylene cyanol does not get affected by the addition of the other solute in the solution as the property of the solution is not getting affected.

The mechanism of diffusion is based on the change in the concentration of the substance in the solution and not on the addition of the substance.

Therefore, the second solute does not affect the diffusion rate of the pure xylene cyanol.

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