When Students Enter a Class, They Tend to Spread Themselves

question 86

Multiple Choice

When students enter a class, they tend to spread themselves out (provided there are enough desks to do so) . In biological terms, this effect would be

• A) electrostatic pressure.
• B) ionic movement.
• C) diffusion.
• D) antisocialism.
• E) ionic static.

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