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        diffusivity#

        $$D \sim \text L^{2}\,\text T^{-1}$$

        Proportionality constant in Fick’s first law, relating the diffusive mass flux of a species to its concentration gradient. Depends strongly on temperature, pressure, and the solute–solvent pair.

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        • Lewis number
        • Mass Fourier number
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