Elastic and inelastic collisions
In the previous example, we looked at the interactions induced when changing…
How is ammonia liquefied?
Compressing ammonia gas under high pressure forces the molecules into close We…
The Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution of energies
If no heat was distributed, then our faces and those parts closest…
Motion of particles in the gas phase
The question, ‘What is pressure?’ is another odd question, but is not…
The effects of temperature on density
The air around a hot radiator soon acquires heat. We explain this…
‘The material of action so variable’
The classical author Epictetus (ca 50–ca 138 AD) once said, ‘The materials…
