Beaker 1 Contains Water at 23 Degrees C

Multiple Choice

Beaker 1 contains water at 23 degrees C.Beaker 2 contains water at 5 degrees C.Beaker 3 contains water at 95 degrees C.A drop of the same blue dye was placed in each beaker.After 10 minutes,the dye in beaker 1 moved 10 mm from the origin,whereas the dye in beakers 2 and 3 moved 2 mm and 40 mm from the origin,respectively.Which of the following statements properly explains this observation?

A) The rate of diffusion does not change as temperature changes.
B) The rate of diffusion increases as temperature decreases.
C) The rate of diffusion decreases as temperature increases.
D) The rate of diffusion increases as temperature increases.