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Which of the following statements are correct?

(a) Water vapor diffuses through non-diffusing hydrogen and oxygen

(b) Hydrogen and Oxygen is diffusing through water vapor

(c) Hydrogen is diffusing through water vapor and oxygen

(d) None of Hydrogen, Oxygen and water vapor is diffusing

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My enquiry is from Multicomponent Diffusion topic in portion Diffusion in Solids and Molecular Diffusion in Fluids of Mass Transfer

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Correct answer is (a) Water vapor diffuses through non-diffusing hydrogen and oxygen

The explanation: Water vapor has a source (pan) as well as a sink (bulk gas) whereas hydrogen and oxygen have no sink.

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