Submitted by KpgIsKpg t3_104vosk in askscience
LiveNeverIdle t1_j388gxw wrote
Reply to comment by ForeverInQuicksand in How much do water molecules move around within a stationary body of water? by KpgIsKpg
The individual molecules travel that fast, but soon bump into other molecules. Those other molecules get bumped and speed off into still other molecules. So the molecules move very fast but don't travel very far. Eventually all of the water would mix though, which we call diffusion.
EPIKGUTS24 t1_j39wqup wrote
It'd also mix via convection as deuterated (heavy) water is, well, heavier than regular water.
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