According to Fick's law of diffusion, which of the following changes would decrease the rate of net diffusion of "X" across a membrane?
a. An increase in the X's concentration gradient
b. An increase in the permeability of the membrane to X
c. An increase in the surface area of the membrane
d. An increase in the thickness of the membrane
e. A decrease in the size of X
D
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