If a Drop of Red Ink Is Placed in One

question 41

Multiple Choice

If a drop of red ink is placed in one end of a shallow pan filled with water,and a drop of green ink is placed in the other end,which of the following will be true at equilibrium?

• A) The red ink will be uniformly distributed in one half of the pan,and the green ink will be uniformly distributed in the other half of the pan.
• B) The red and green inks will be uniformly distributed throughout the pan.
• C) Each ink will begin moving down its concentration gradient.
• D) The concentration of each ink will be higher at one end of the pan than at the other end.
• E) No predictions can be made without knowing the molecular weights of the pigment molecules.

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