What Molecules in Air Hit Dust Particles?

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The discussion centers on the question of which components of air interact with dust particles. Participants express confusion regarding the question's validity, with some suggesting that nitrogen (N2) molecules are responsible for impacting dust, while others argue that dust movement is solely due to kinetic energy. The consensus indicates that the question lacks clarity and is poorly constructed for a chemistry test.

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On a chemistry test I just had one of the questions was. Which part of air hits dust particles? I just didn't know what to write. Some of my friends said that nothing hits it, and that it moves simply because it has kinetic energy and then other people said it was N2 that hits it. Does anyone know what the real answer is?
 
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We'd like to know what the real question is.

Which part of air hits dust particles?
If this is all there is to the question, it's not worth wasting your time trying to answer it. The question, as quoted, is too vague and ill-defined to appear on a science test. Whoever made the test did a terrible job.
 

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