Practice - Environmental Quality: Monitoring and Analysis
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Practice Questions
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What does Fick's Law state about the movement of substances?
💡 Hint: Think about how pollutants spread in water.
Name one factor that affects the diffusion coefficient.
💡 Hint: Is it easier to move in water or air?
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does Fick’s Law describe?
💡 Hint: Think about how pollutants spread in streams.
The diffusion coefficient is inversely related to which of the following?
💡 Hint: Larger size generally leads to slower diffusion.
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Challenge Problems
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Consider a pollutant leaking into a lake. If the diffusion coefficient of this pollutant in water is known, how could you estimate its concentration over time?
💡 Hint: What equations relate to the concentration gradient here?
If two substances differ significantly in molecular weight, how would this affect their respective diffusion coefficients in air?
💡 Hint: Remember how molecular weight relates to diffusion rates.
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