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Although the velocity of air molecule is nearly 0.5 km/s, yet the smell of scent spreads at a much slower rate. Why?

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(i) The air molecule travel along a zig-zag path due to frequent collisions.
(ii) As a result their displacement per unit time is very small. Hence the smell of scent spreads very slowly.
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