(b) State the two inferences that can be drawn from Brownian motion experiment.
(a) Brownian motion
Brownian motion is the continuous, random (zig-zag) movement of tiny particles suspended in a fluid (such as smoke particles in air or pollen grains in water), caused by their being bombarded unevenly by the fast-moving molecules of the surrounding fluid.
(b) Two inferences from the Brownian-motion experiment
Matter (the fluid) is made up of tiny particles (molecules).
These molecules are in constant, random motion and possess kinetic energy (the motion becomes more vigorous as temperature rises).
Brownian motion is the continuous, random (zig-zag) movement of tiny particles suspended in a fluid (such as smoke particles in air or pollen grains in water), caused by their being bombarded unevenly by the fast-moving molecules of the surrounding fluid.
(b) Two inferences from the Brownian-motion experiment
Matter (the fluid) is made up of tiny particles (molecules).
These molecules are in constant, random motion and possess kinetic energy (the motion becomes more vigorous as temperature rises).