Consider the following geometrie solids

A sphere with a ratio of surface area to volume equal to 0.15 m

A right circular cylinder with a ratio of surface area to volume equal to

2.2 m

What results would you expect if these two models were compared in a

diffusion test?

O

A. The rate of diffusion would be the same for the two models,

O

B. The rate of diffusion would be faster for the right cylinder

C. The rate of diffusion would be faster for the sphere.

O

D. The rate of diffusion would be slower for the right cylinder.

Question

Yasmin Morrow

Biology

29 June, 20:54

Consider the following geometrie solids

A sphere with a ratio of surface area to volume equal to 0.15 m

A right circular cylinder with a ratio of surface area to volume equal to

2.2 m

What results would you expect if these two models were compared in a

diffusion test?

O

A. The rate of diffusion would be the same for the two models,

O

B. The rate of diffusion would be faster for the right cylinder

C. The rate of diffusion would be faster for the sphere.

O

D. The rate of diffusion would be slower for the right cylinder.

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Luciano Wise · Answer 1

The rate of diffusion would be faster for the right cylinder.

Explanation:

The smaller the surface area in relation to the volume, the lower the rate of diffusion. The rate of diffusion in the right cylinder would be faster because it has a larger surface area to volume ratio of 2.2m compare to that of the sphere.