Question

Explain how the random motion of water molecules causes the Brownian movement of the fat gobules.

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Answer:

Hey brainer! Brownian Motion is the random motion of large particles caused by the motion of the much smaller molecules that are all around them. In the case above, the circles you see are the fat globules in milk suspended in water as viewed through a web-cam down a microscope. The globules vary in diameter from 0.5 to 5 micrometres. The water in which they are suspended is made of H2O molecules with are typically 0.0003 micrometres across. The picture below tries to capture scale – but I haven’t managed to draw the water molecules small enough. Brownian motion is the jiggling of the gigantic fat globules due to the motion of the tiny water molecules.

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