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ERIC Number: EJ387784
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Tested Demonstrations. Brownian Motion: A Classroom Demonstration and Student Experiment.
Kirksey, H. Graden; Jones, Richard F.
Journal of Chemical Education, v65 n12 p1091-93 Dec 1988
Shows how video recordings of the Brownian motion of tiny particles may be made. Describes a classroom demonstration and cites a reported experiment designed to show the random nature of Brownian motion. Suggests a student experiment to discover the distance a tiny particle travels as a function of time. (MVL)
Descriptors: Chemical Nomenclature, Chemistry, College Science, Inorganic Chemistry, Instructional Materials, Kinetic Molecular Theory, Laboratory Experiments, Laboratory Procedures, Science Experiments, Science Instruction, Simulation, Teaching Methods, Video Equipment
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Brownian Motion