Fick's law of diffusion states that the rate of diffusion of a gas across a membrane depends on all of the following except
A. the size of the gas molecule.
B. the membrane surface area.
C. which membrane transport proteins are present.
D. the width of the membrane.
E. the concentration difference of the gas on the two sides of the membrane.
Answer: C
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