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Question
When an incense stick (agarbatti) is lighted in one corner of a room, its fragrance spreads in the whole room quickly. Which characteristic of the particles of matter is illustrated by this observation?
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Solution
The spreading of fragrance of incense stick from a corner to the whole room indicates that particles of matter keep moving from higher to lower concentration.
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