When making dinner, you add salt to a pot of boiling water. At first, the salt remains in one spot, but eventually spreads throughout the water due to the ______.

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The salt spreads throughout the water due to the force of diffusion, which is the movement of particles from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration until they are evenly distributed.

When Making Dinner, You Add Salt to a Pot of Boiling