Question: Consider a 1 m diameter silica particle in water. Plot the distance traveled by sedimentation as a function of time and the distance traveled by

Consider a 1m diameter silica particle in water. Plot the distance
traveled by sedimentation as a function of time and the distance
traveled by Brownian motion as a function of time. Make your plot on the
same graph. Assume Temp =25C.(b) Repeat for particles 10m and 0.1
m in diameter. (c) Comment on the effect of particle size on the relative
influence of gravity and Brownian motion.
[Assumptions: water viscosity =0.8904mPa*s, water density =0.997g/cm^3
=997kg/m^3(data from CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics); density
of silica =2.32gcm3=2320kg/m^3cristobalite phase, CRC). Also: J=
N*m and Pa=Nm2.
 Consider a 1m diameter silica particle in water. Plot the distance

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