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When an incense stick is lighted in the corner of the room, its fragrance spreads in the whole room. Which property of matter is demonstrated by this observation?

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The fragrance of incense stick spreads in the whole room when lighted in the corner of the room due to the characteristic of the particles that are constantly moving in all directions.

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