Brownian Movement in Colloids
Brownian motion is best described in colloidal solutions. This motion is observed in colloidal solutions because the particles collide with unequal forces because the particle size is not uniform in the colloidal solution. The particles in the colloidal solution do not coagulate and settle at the bottom of the container because of the Brownian Movement.
Brownian Movement
The random or zig-zag motion of a particle in a colloidal solution or in a fluid is called Brownian motion or Brownian movement. This motion was first discovered by a botanist Robert Brown in 1827 while observing the movement of pollen grains in the water with a microscope, hence, the name Brownian motion or Brownian movement. The physics behind the Brownian movement and its theoretical model was first published by Albert Einstein in 1905.
Let’s learn about Brownian Movement its properties, and others in detail in this article.