Fick's First Law of Diffusion
The diffusion flux of particles flows from regions of high concentration to low, proportional to the concentration gradient.
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A drop of ink spreads through still water until evenly mixed.
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Fick's law governs oxygen crossing the lungs and drugs crossing cell membranes.
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