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Transport is measured by flux, which is defined as the net movement of matter in unit time through a plane of unit area normal to the gradient of potential. In the case of diffusion, molecules of specific components will travel down their concentration gradient, ∂c/∂x, until the gradient is removed or neutralized. During electrical conduction, mass, as well as charge, is transported in an electric field
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Bergethon, P.R. (2010). Flow in a Chemical Potential Field: Diffusion. In: The Physical Basis of Biochemistry. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6324-6_22
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