Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Why is Brownian motion apparent only for microscopic particles?

Why is Brownian motion apparent only for microscopic particles? and what topic is this under? it our teacher didnt explain it to us.Why is Brownian motion apparent only for microscopic particles?i ask you why Brownian movement should be shown by macroscopic particles??

the molecules are so small that their linear momentum and K.E. are conserved. hence due to unequal impacts of particles, they produce zig zag motion which is Brownian movement.

where as macroscopic particles loose K.E. when they collide with others. hence they dont show Brownian movement
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