What Is the Most Important Factor in Explaining Why Diffusion

question 20

Multiple Choice

What is the most important factor in explaining why diffusion occurs spontaneously?

• A)It leads to an increase in entropy.
• B)It leads to a decrease in entropy.
• C)The process is exothermic.
• D)The process is endothermic.

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Definitions:

Social Information-Processing Theory

Theory that suggests people can communicate relational and emotional messages via the Internet, although such messages take longer to express without nonverbal cues.

Nonverbal Cues

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