
A model demonstrates what happens at a molecular level when dye is placed in water.

Students explore how the temperature of the surrounding environment affects the rate of diffusion.
Diffusion
Investigate how the random motion and collisions of particles results in diffusion.
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Diffusion is the net movement of particles from areas of high concentration (number of particles per unit area) to low concentration. In this activity, students use a molecular dynamics model to view the behavior of diffusion in gases and liquids.
Requirements
The Java Runtime Environment version 5 (sometimes referred to as 1.5) or later with Java Webstart is required to run any of the activities. You can download it at: java.com.
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