why is D less in water)? A) There are more collisions due to the closer spacing between water molecules B) Oxygen is more massive in water than it is in air C) Oxygen is less massive in water than it is in air. D) There are more collisions due to the wider spacing between water molecules.

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What is the ratio of the average distances that oxygen will diffuse in a given time in air and water?
xair
xwater
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Why is this distance less in water (equivalently, why is D less in water)?
A) There are more collisions due to the closer spacing between water molecules
B) Oxygen is more massive in water than it is in air
C) Oxygen is less massive in water than it is in air.
D) There are more collisions due to the wider spacing between water molecules.
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