The zig-zag movement of particles suspended in liquids and gas is called …….. motion , named after the scientist ………
Brownian
Robert Brown
the zig zag motion of gaseous particles is called brownian motion . it was named for the Scottish botanist Robert Brown.
When extremely small particles X derived from the anther of a flower were suspended in a liquid Y and observed through a microscope, it was found that the particles X were moving throughout the liquid Y in a very zig-zag way. It was also observed that warmer the liquid Y, faster the particles X moved on its surface.
(a) What could paricles X be ?
(b) What do you think liquid Y is ?
(c) What is the zig-zag movement of X known as ?
(d) What is causing the zig-zag movement of particles X ?
(e) Name the scientist who discoverd this phenomenon.
(f) What does this experiment tell us about the nature of luquid Y?