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Why are gases so easily compressible whereas it is almost impossible to compress a solid or a liquid ?

Important Questions on Matter in Our Surroundings

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What is Brownian motion? Draw a diagram to show the movement of a particle (like a pollen grain) during Brownian motion.

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In a beam of sunlight entering a room, we can sometimes see dust particles moving in a haphazard way in the air. Why do these dust particles move ?

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Look at the diagram below. Jar A contains a red-brown gas whereas jar B contains a colourless gas. The two gas jars are separated by a glass plate placed between them.

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What will happen when the glass plate between the two jars is pulled away ?

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Look at the diagram below. Jar A contains a red-brown gas whereas jar B contains a colourless gas. The two gas jars are separated by a glass plate placed between them.

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What name is given to the phenomenon which takes place ?

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Look at the diagram below. Jar A contains a red-brown gas whereas jar B contains a colourless gas. The two gas jars are separated by a glass plate placed between them

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Name the brown gas which could be in jar A.

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Look at the diagram below. Jar A contains a red-brown gas whereas jar B contains a colourless gas. The two gas jars are separated by a glass plate placed between them.

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Which is the colourless gas most likely to be present in jar B ?

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Look at the diagram below. Jar A contains a red-brown gas whereas jar B contains a colourless gas. The two gas jars are separated by a glass plate placed between them. After some time when the glass plate is removed it is seen that jar A and jar B turns reddish-brown.

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Name one coloured solid and one colourless liquid which can show the same phenomenon.

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Why is liquid (the hydraulic fluid) used to operate the brakes in a car ?