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Porosity and Permeability Lab. The terms porosity and permeability are related. ï· porosity â the amount of empty space in a rock or other earth substance; this empty. space is known as pore space. Porosity is how much water a substance can hold. Porosity is usually stated as a percentage of the materialâs total volume. ï· permeability â is how well water flows through rock or other earth substance.
What is the difference between porosity and voids? porosity n (pl -ties ) 1. the state or condition of being porous 2. geology, the ratio of the volume of space to the total volume of a rockFrom Medieval Latin porÅsitÄs, fro â¦ m Late Latin porus poreÂ² pore vb (intr) 1.