Is linux right for my laptop

I would like to start off with this: I am a tech novice/noob. I just need help.

With the all the paranoia and hate Windows/Microsoft has been getting I feel that Windows is no longer the OS I want on my laptop.

I’ve only had this laptop for 4 months and one thing that did stood out is that it feels sluggish after awhile and the 16GB ram it came with feels like it isn’t enough anymore. I wonder if the OS is the reason.

Main question:
1)Would my laptop work with Linux?
2) if yes to the first question, would I still have the ram concern?