Chemistry · Dual nature of matter, de Broglie's relationship, Heisenberg uncertainty principle

The thermal motion means

The thermal motion means

  • A. motion due to heat engine
  • B. disorderly motion of the body as a whole
  • C. motion of the body that generates heat
  • D. random motion of molecules

Step-by-step solution

Thermal motion refers to the random, chaotic movement of atoms and molecules in a substance due to their thermal energy. It is a microscopic phenomenon, not macroscopic motion of the body as a whole (option B), not motion caused by a heat engine (option A), and not motion that generates heat (option C; rather, heat is the energy associated with this motion).
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