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ERIC Number: EJ380922
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Brownian Movement and Avogadro's Number: A Laboratory Experiment.
Kruglak, Haym
Journal of Chemical Education, v65 n8 p732-34 Aug 1988
Reports an experimental procedure for studying Einstein's theory of Brownian movement using commercially available latex microspheres and a video camera. Describes how students can monitor sphere motions and determine Avogadro's number. Uses a black and white video camera, microscope, and TV. (ML)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Kinetic Molecular Theory, Kinetics, Laboratory Experiments, Laboratory Procedures, Motion, Physics, Science Experiments, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Undergraduate Study
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Brownian Motion