Particle nature of matter

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  • Properties of Matter
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The kinetic model of matter, states of matter, diffusion and Brownian motion, molecular size, the mole, cohesion and adhesion, surface tension and capillarity.

In these notes
  1. The kinetic model (from the GROA notes)
  2. Evidence for moving particles
  3. Size of molecules and the mole
  4. Cohesion, adhesion and surface tension

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