What Molecules in Air Hit Dust Particles?

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The discussion centers around a chemistry test question asking which part of air impacts dust particles. Participants express confusion over the question's validity, with some suggesting that dust movement is due to kinetic energy rather than direct interaction with air components. Others propose that nitrogen (N2) is responsible for hitting dust particles. The consensus is that the question is poorly formulated and lacks clarity, making it inappropriate for a science 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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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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