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2.1.2a Particle structure and motion in solids, liquids and gases

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Question 19

A student places a microscope slide containing a drop of highly diluted milk under a high-power microscope. When looking through the eyepiece, they observe many tiny fat droplets suspended in water, which appear as small, bright dots.

a.

Describe the motion of these fat droplets.

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b.

Explain, in terms of molecules, how this motion is caused.

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c.

Because the microscope has a very shallow depth of field, describe what is observed under the microscope when a fat droplet moves vertically (either towards or away from the objective lens).

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