Challenge: Can you prove that diffusion happens both ways?

Name: Challenge: Can you prove that diffusion happens both ways?
Uploaded: 2015-07-13T18:22:43Z
Description: Now that you understand how to do this experiment and what's going on, can you figure out a way to reverse the process (from the liquid back into the atmosphere)?

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Now that you understand how to do this experiment and what's going on, can you figure out a way to reverse the process (from the liquid back into the atmosphere)?

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xllee
Posted 8 years ago. Direct link to xllee's post “So, how would someone go ...”
So, how would someone go about proving that diffusion happens both ways?
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- karun
  Posted 8 years ago. Direct link to karun's post “By looking at the earth's...”
  By looking at the earth's water cycle, I think so. Tell me if I'm right :) Is diffusion the same as evaporation I don't know ..
  But diffusion doesn't happen both ways , I think so :) , for example in plants there are things like semi-permeable membranes which allow only one type of molecule to pass through it..
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Barkov
Posted 8 years ago. Direct link to Barkov's post “Can we do the same experi...”
Can we do the same experiment with the actual ocean water instead.
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- xllee
  Posted 8 years ago. Direct link to xllee's post “If you have ocean water a...”
  If you have ocean water around, try it and see what results you get. :)
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