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DIFFUSION is a fundamental process, possessed by molecular, atomic and sub-atomic particles. The process is associated with a density gradient, and is independent of particle charge.
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MELEHY, M. A Fundamental Extension of Einstein's Diffusion – Mobility Relationship. Nature 198, 980–981 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/198980b0
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