We can get the smell of perfume sitting several meters away.

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We can smell the perfume sitting several meters away because,
When the perfume is sprayed, its particles diffuse into the air particles at a very high rate and reach our nostrils.
This enables us to smell the perfume from a distance
Perfume has a high degree of vaporization so it diffuses into the air easily.

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