How would a high concentration of molecules in one location increase the rate of difusion?

Answer 1

The rate of diffusion is proportional to the difference in concentration between two locations. So increasing the concentration in one location will increase the rate of diffusion if the concentration is held constant in all other regions.

Answer 2

Diffusion, is spontaneous spreading of matter (particles or molecules), heat, momentum, or light. Diffusion is one type of transport phenomenon. Diffusion is the movement of particles from higher chemical potential to lower chemical potential (chemical potential can in most cases of diffusion be represented by a change in concentration). It is readily observed, for example, when dried food like spaghetti is cooked; water molecules diffuse into the spaghetti strings, making them thicker and more flexible. It is a physical process rather than a chemical reaction, which requires no net energy expenditure. In cell biology, diffusion is often described as a form of passive transport, by which substances cross membranes.

In all cases of diffusion, the net flux of the transported quantity (atoms, energy, or electrons) is equal to a physical property (diffusivity, thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity) multiplied by a gradient (a concentration, thermal, electric field gradient). Noticeable transport occurs only if there is a gradient - for example in thermal diffusion, if the temperature is constant, heat will move as quickly in one direction as in the other, producing no net heat transport or change in temperature.