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Question
Give a suitable explanation for the following facts about gases.
Gases diffuse through all the space available to them
Solution
Gases have a tendency to occupy all the available space. The gas molecules migrate from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration. Hence, gases diffuse through all the space available to them.
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