Physics A-Level
Random motion
What Random motion means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Random motion
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Motion of particles with no net movement of the body as a whole, with individual particles having a distribution of speeds.
Topics that use Random motion
- Thermal energy transfer (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Change of state
- Conservation of energy
- Energy transfer by heating and work
- First law of thermodynamics
- Ideal gas
- Internal energy
- Internal energy changes in gases
- Mass flow rate
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