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Graduate Is Light Simply the Result of Liberated Electrostatic Forces?

May 11, 2004 · Replies 2 · May 12, 2004

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High School Unsure About Island Temperatures? Unlock the Answers Here!

Apr 23, 2004 · Replies 3 · May 11, 2004

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Undergrad Temperature of space - pioneer 10

May 4, 2004 · Replies 5 · May 8, 2004

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Undergrad What Is a Carnot Engine and Why Is It Important in Thermodynamics?

May 6, 2004 · Replies 1 · May 6, 2004

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Graduate How is heat transferred in a two-dimensional vacuum field?

May 5, 2004 · Replies 1 · May 5, 2004

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High School Chaos Theory & Statistical Anentropy: Intro for 15yo HS Student

Apr 26, 2004 · Replies 6 · May 2, 2004

Replies: 6

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Undergrad There is an 8x8x8 room on the moon

Apr 26, 2004 · Replies 5 · Apr 27, 2004

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Undergrad What is a critical temperature?How do experiments approach absolute zero?

Apr 24, 2004 · Replies 10 · Apr 26, 2004

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High School How do you measure the transfer of heat

Apr 25, 2004 · Replies 2 · Apr 26, 2004

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High School Potential & Kinetic Energy in Gas Tanks: A Comparison

Apr 22, 2004 · Replies 7 · Apr 26, 2004

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Undergrad Adiabatic Processes in the Carnot Cycle

Apr 18, 2004 · Replies 2 · Apr 19, 2004

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Graduate Is the Expansion of the Universe Linked to Entropy and Information?

Jul 26, 2003 · Replies 17 · Apr 17, 2004

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Undergrad Calculate Temperature at Bottom of 100m Waterfall: Help Needed!

Apr 14, 2004 · Replies 1 · Apr 14, 2004

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Graduate What causes water to oscillate at high temperatures in the Leidenfrost effect?

Mar 31, 2004 · Replies 5 · Apr 9, 2004

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Graduate Gravitational Radiation Amplitude: Inverse Square Law Explained

Apr 8, 2004 · Replies 2 · Apr 8, 2004

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Undergrad Is Chemical Energy the Most Efficient Form of Storage?

Apr 6, 2004 · Replies 3 · Apr 7, 2004

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Undergrad Will Hydrogen Gas Replace Depleting Gasoline as Our Future Energy Source?

Apr 6, 2004 · Replies 2 · Apr 6, 2004

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High School How Do Sugar, Fans, and Insulation Affect Temperature?

Apr 3, 2004 · Replies 1 · Apr 3, 2004

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Undergrad So basically i am asking is entropy conserved?

Mar 31, 2004 · Replies 4 · Mar 31, 2004

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High School Equipartitional Energy: Law Explained

Mar 27, 2004 · Replies 1 · Mar 27, 2004

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Graduate Thermodynamics Destroys SR (end of whole story)

Mar 24, 2004 · Replies 6 · Mar 25, 2004

Replies: 6

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Undergrad Newton's Third Law equal and opposite forces

Mar 12, 2004 · Replies 50 · Mar 25, 2004

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Undergrad Solving a 1.50E2-W Heater Problem

Mar 24, 2004 · Replies 2 · Mar 24, 2004

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Undergrad Actual reason for 2nd law of thermodynamics

Mar 19, 2004 · Replies 15 · Mar 23, 2004

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Undergrad Absolute Zero & Time: Does Time Stop?

Mar 14, 2004 · Replies 22 · Mar 21, 2004

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Graduate How Does Atomic Motion Relate to Heat and Entropy?

Mar 18, 2004 · Replies 3 · Mar 18, 2004

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Undergrad What Are the Methods to Measure Gibbs Free Energy and Enthalpy?

Mar 9, 2004 · Replies 1 · Mar 12, 2004

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Undergrad Help with a little detail (Thermodynamics)

Feb 27, 2004 · Replies 5 · Mar 10, 2004

Replies: 5

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Undergrad I have got a problem here:I was given this:A 125W heater and

Mar 6, 2004 · Replies 4 · Mar 9, 2004

Replies: 4

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Undergrad Change in Translational KE of a gas

Mar 4, 2004 · Replies 3 · Mar 7, 2004

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High School Why is Polystyrene a good insulator

Mar 6, 2004 · Replies 2 · Mar 6, 2004

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Undergrad First law of thermodynamics and gaining heat

Mar 2, 2004 · Replies 3 · Mar 3, 2004

Replies: 3

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Undergrad What is the Impact of Radiation on Children Living Near Chernobyl?

Oct 19, 2003 · Replies 97 · Mar 2, 2004

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High School Effects of Gas Release from LPG Cylinder on Contents

Feb 27, 2004 · Replies 3 · Feb 28, 2004

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Graduate Entropy, event reversal, and a paradox

Feb 27, 2004 · Replies 4 · Feb 28, 2004

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High School What is Energy? Heat & Kinetic Energy

Feb 26, 2004 · Replies 4 · Feb 28, 2004

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Undergrad Measure of free energy, which equipment are needed

Feb 27, 2004 · Replies 1 · Feb 27, 2004

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Undergrad Question: Volume occupied by 10% alcohol, 20%, 30%, 40%

Feb 21, 2004 · Replies 8 · Feb 23, 2004

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Undergrad Air pressure - density -temperature at 10,000 meters

Feb 20, 2004 · Replies 5 · Feb 22, 2004

Replies: 5

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Undergrad Designing a Heat/Fire-Resistant Safe for Data Protection

Feb 10, 2004 · Replies 7 · Feb 18, 2004

Replies: 7

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Graduate Glass as a thick liquid, and its relation to Thermodynamics

Feb 15, 2004 · Replies 5 · Feb 15, 2004

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High School Calculating Glasshouse Heat: A Question from CJ

Feb 13, 2004 · Replies 2 · Feb 13, 2004

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Undergrad How Does Color Affect Heat Absorption in Thermophysics?

Feb 8, 2004 · Replies 12 · Feb 11, 2004

Replies: 12

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High School Understanding the Mechanics of Galileo Temperature Gauges

Feb 9, 2004 · Replies 4 · Feb 10, 2004

Replies: 4

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Graduate BINARY LAW of BACKGROUND RADIATION

Dec 28, 2003 · Replies 1 · Feb 10, 2004

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High School Why does wood feel less hot than metal in the sun?

Feb 8, 2004 · Replies 3 · Feb 9, 2004

Replies: 3

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Undergrad What happens to moisture when air compressed?

Feb 5, 2004 · Replies 4 · Feb 6, 2004

Replies: 4

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High School Understanding the Science Behind Fire: The Phenomenon of Upward Movement

Feb 4, 2004 · Replies 7 · Feb 5, 2004

Replies: 7

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Graduate Is Energy Equivalent to Time?

Apr 2, 2003 · Replies 13 · Feb 5, 2004

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Graduate Reach Absolute Zero? Scientists & Experiments Explained

Jan 29, 2004 · Replies 13 · Feb 4, 2004

Replies: 13

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Graduate Throw hawking radiation theory out the window

Jan 29, 2004 · Replies 12 · Feb 4, 2004

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Undergrad Unknown Substance: c=0.182772277 cal/g*C

Jan 24, 2004 · Replies 4 · Jan 29, 2004

Replies: 4

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Undergrad What equation would be used to estimate the temperature?

Jan 26, 2004 · Replies 4 · Jan 28, 2004

Replies: 4

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Graduate Isothermal compressibility & Volume expansitivity

Jan 27, 2004 · Replies 2 · Jan 27, 2004

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Undergrad Measuring Heat Capacity: Solving for Heat Transfer in Thermal Contact

Jan 26, 2004 · Replies 2 · Jan 27, 2004

Replies: 2

Views: 14K

High School Laws of Thermodynamics(beginner, needs help)

Jan 27, 2004 · Replies 2 · Jan 27, 2004

Replies: 2

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Undergrad Clarifying Latent Heat: Cooling 1kg of Water to 0C?

Jan 24, 2004 · Replies 6 · Jan 25, 2004

Replies: 6

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High School Is the Thermodynamics of Coffee Affected by Cream and Sugar?

Jan 23, 2004 · Replies 2 · Jan 23, 2004

Replies: 2

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Graduate Mystery of the Rising Solid: Energy Flows Explained

Jan 15, 2004 · Replies 11 · Jan 16, 2004

Replies: 11

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Undergrad How does hoarfrost form in the morning?

Jan 8, 2004 · Replies 3 · Jan 14, 2004

Replies: 3

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High School Help Needed on Solar Energy Conversion Project Due Tuesday

Jan 11, 2004 · Replies 3 · Jan 12, 2004

Replies: 3

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High School Energy required to raise temperature.

Jan 8, 2004 · Replies 12 · Jan 10, 2004

Replies: 12

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High School Thermistor Testing & Calibration: Coursework Help

Jan 6, 2004 · Replies 1 · Jan 6, 2004

Replies: 1

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Graduate Combustion Equation: C8H18 + O2 + N2 = CO2 + H2O

Jan 6, 2004 · Replies 1 · Jan 6, 2004

Replies: 1

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Undergrad Relationship between Temperature & Half-Life

Jan 1, 2004 · Replies 5 · Jan 2, 2004

Replies: 5

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High School Heat can be transferred ny radiation

Dec 30, 2003 · Replies 2 · Dec 31, 2003

Replies: 2

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High School Why Does the Kelvin Scale Have No Negative Values?

Dec 21, 2003 · Replies 16 · Dec 27, 2003

Replies: 16

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How to Convert 1 Mince Pie into Energy for Santa's Sled

Dec 21, 2003 · Replies 9 · Dec 26, 2003

Replies: 9

Views: 3K

High School How Does Heat Affect the Weight of Air?

Dec 24, 2003 · Replies 4 · Dec 26, 2003

Replies: 4

Views: 4K

Undergrad Is the 2nd law actually violated in this experiment?

Dec 21, 2003 · Replies 7 · Dec 22, 2003

Replies: 7

Views: 4K

Undergrad Entropy: Which Container Has More?

Dec 10, 2003 · Replies 10 · Dec 14, 2003

Replies: 10

Views: 3K

High School Why Does Setting Your Thermostat Higher Use More Energy?

Dec 8, 2003 · Replies 4 · Dec 9, 2003

Replies: 4

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High School Why can't machines be 100 percent efficient?

Dec 4, 2003 · Replies 8 · Dec 9, 2003

Replies: 8

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High School Friction make observing Newton's first law of motion difficult?

Dec 4, 2003 · Replies 14 · Dec 6, 2003

Replies: 14

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High School What is Newton's First Law of Motion and how does it explain objects at rest?

Dec 1, 2003 · Replies 4 · Dec 3, 2003

Replies: 4

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Graduate How much heat is transferred during the compression?

Nov 30, 2003 · Replies 4 · Dec 1, 2003

Replies: 4

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High School A simple energy question that needs answering.

Nov 30, 2003 · Replies 2 · Nov 30, 2003

Replies: 2

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Undergrad Is There a Connection Between the Big Bang and Universal Entropy?

Nov 28, 2003 · Replies 3 · Nov 30, 2003

Replies: 3

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Undergrad Heat resistant and truly frictionless substance

Nov 26, 2003 · Replies 6 · Nov 27, 2003

Replies: 6

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High School On Application of Specific Heat Capacity of Solids

Nov 24, 2003 · Replies 6 · Nov 26, 2003

Replies: 6

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High School What is the impact of background radiation on global health?

Oct 19, 2003 · Replies 24 · Nov 26, 2003

Replies: 24

Views: 7K

Undergrad How Is BTU Calculated for Hot Water in Copper Pipes?

Nov 22, 2003 · Replies 1 · Nov 22, 2003

Replies: 1

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Graduate Mechanical Reversibility? (vs Thermodynamics)

Nov 22, 2003 · Replies 1 · Nov 22, 2003

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Graduate Is Evaporative Cooling Causing Pressure Drop in Vacuum Chamber?

Nov 21, 2003 · Replies 3 · Nov 21, 2003

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High School What radiates more heat, white or black?

Nov 13, 2003 · Replies 9 · Nov 15, 2003

Replies: 9

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Graduate Heat problem and unreasonable heat rates

Nov 14, 2003 · Replies 14 · Nov 14, 2003

Replies: 14

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Undergrad Gas Cylinder Discharge Time: Solving for V2 Vent

Nov 12, 2003 · Replies 7 · Nov 13, 2003

Replies: 7

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Undergrad Will the Gap Between (B) and (C) Change When Heated?

Nov 11, 2003 · Replies 4 · Nov 11, 2003

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Graduate Is Entropy at Its Lowest During the Big Bang Despite Being a Disorderly Event?

Nov 7, 2003 · Replies 12 · Nov 8, 2003

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Undergrad Heat Flow Rate through Thin Metallic Plates: Air vs. Vacuum

Nov 4, 2003 · Replies 4 · Nov 4, 2003

Replies: 4

Views: 4K

High School Energy System: Minimizing & Stabilizing

Nov 3, 2003 · Replies 1 · Nov 3, 2003

Replies: 1

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High School Why Does the Beach Breeze Change Direction in the Evening?

Oct 31, 2003 · Replies 2 · Nov 1, 2003

Replies: 2

Views: 6K

Undergrad Early background microwave radiation question.

Oct 22, 2003 · Replies 10 · Oct 31, 2003

Replies: 10

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Graduate Does the entropy of a closed system always increase

Oct 30, 2003 · Replies 4 · Oct 30, 2003

Replies: 4

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Graduate Discovering the Secrets of Absolute Zero: Scientists' Techniques Revealed

Oct 29, 2003 · Replies 2 · Oct 30, 2003

Replies: 2

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High School NEED HELP How to cool air as much as possible

Oct 28, 2003 · Replies 8 · Oct 29, 2003

Replies: 8

Views: 14K

Undergrad Paypal/nochex waiting as a thankyou

Oct 29, 2003 · Replies 6 · Oct 29, 2003

Replies: 6

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Undergrad Explaining Energy Transfer on Earth

Oct 22, 2003 · Replies 3 · Oct 22, 2003

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Graduate How Do Black Holes Emit Dark Radiations Despite Being Light Traps?

Oct 17, 2003 · Replies 3 · Oct 18, 2003

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Graduate The Conversion of Matter & Energy

Oct 6, 2003 · Replies 4 · Oct 15, 2003

Replies: 4

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