Why is the rate of diffusion faster in the gaseous state?

  • A
    Particles have less kinetic energy.
  • B
    Particles have more kinetic energy and larger intermolecular space.
  • C
    Particles are closely packed.
  • D
    Particles have fixed positions.

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