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What is the movement of particles from a high concentration to a low concentration called?
ASublimation
BDiffusion
CCondensation
DEvaporation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Diffusion
1. A drop of food colouring slowly spreads out through a glass of water.
2. Diffusion is the movement of particles from a high concentration to a low concentration.
3. This spreading only happens because matter is made of particles that keep moving.
_Source: Siyavula Physical Sciences Grade 10 (Everything Science, CC BY 4.0), Chapter 3: States of matter and the kinetic molecular theory_