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Atoms from Brownian Motion

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Under the microscope, many particles appear to move on their own.

In truth, these jittery motions come from the constant jostling of the water molecules around the particles.

This phenomenon is known as Brownian motion, after the scientist who first observed it, Robert Brown.

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