Brownian motion

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The movement of particles in a @C01172@ system such as an @A00176@ caused by collision with the molecules in the fluid in which the particles are imbedded.
Source:
PAC, 1990, 62, 2167. (Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)) on page 2177 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'Brownian motion' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.B00748 RIS BibTex EndNote
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