Your book refers to the process of diffusion and mentions that both chemical and electrical gradients may influence this process. Explain why Na+ would be influenced by both chemical and electrical gradients, but glucose would not

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Answer: Diffusion allows molecules to form random distributions based on parameters such as charge and chemical concentration. A charged molecule such as Na+ will move into this distribution based on electrical and chemical relationships. Because glucose is not charged, it will not be influenced by other charged molecules.

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