The smell of hot food reaches us more quickly as compared to smell of cold food. Why?

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This is because rate of diffusion is faster at higher temperature than at lower temperature. The rate of diffusion of hot food is more and hence reaches you even several metres away. On the other hand, rate of diffusion of cold food is less and therefore, you have to go quite close to it in order to get its smell.

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