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by Ron Kurtus
A total of 253 comments and questions have been sent in. They are listed according to date.
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Topic |
Title |
Country |
| Dry Ice | Difference between vaporization and sublimation | Kenya |
| Atoms | Is an atom electrically neutral? | Nigeria |
| Density | Finding the density of an object | Tanzania |
| Kinetic Theory of Matter | What is a solid, liquid and gas? | India |
| Atom as Solar System | Why isn't the solar system a giant atom? | USA |
| Density Factors | How physical conditions affect density | USA |
| Evaporation | How are water molecules able to escape gravity? | USA |
| Changing States of Matter | What if matter did not change its state? | Pakistan |
| Pressure and States of Matter | Permission to use images | USA |
| Dry Ice | Using CO2 for supercritical extraction | USA |
Difference between vaporization and sublimation
Topic: Dry Ice
Question
October 11, 2018
Differentiate between vaporization and sublimation
Kevin - Kenya
28745
Answer
Vaporization is the process that occurs when a chemical or element is converted from a liquid or a solid to a gas.
When a liquid is converted to a gas, the process is called evaporation or boiling.
When a solid is converted to a gas, the process is called sublimation. This is what happens with dry ice (frozen carbon monoxide gas).
Is an atom electrically neutral?
Topic: Atoms
Question
April 26, 2018
An atom is said to be electrically neutral?
melody - Nigeria
28538
Answer
It is true that an atom is electrically neutral, because it has the same number of positive (+) and negative (-) particles.
See Structure of the Atom for more information.
Finding the density of an object
Topic: Density
Question
April 15, 2018
1. An object with the volume of 150 cubic centimetre has a percentage of volume submerged of 60% when immerse into water. What is the density of the object?
Request!!!!!!
can I get books of supplement material which have enough questions on densities, relative densities etc
Denis - Tanzania
28520
Answer
If 60% is submerged in the water, that means that the volume of water displaced is 150 * 0.6 = 90 cc. Since the density of water is 1, the mass of 90 cc of water is 90 g.
Thus, the mass of the object is the mass of the displace water 90 g divided by 0.6 equals 150 g.
The density of the object is its mass divided by its volume or 150/90 = 1.67.
That seems to be a round-about way, but I hope it explains the subject.
Also refer to: Density of Matter and Factors Affecting Density of Matter.
Best wishes for success in your studies.
What is a solid, liquid and gas?
Topic: Kinetic Theory of Matter
Question
November 7, 2017
Q1. What is solid, liquids, gas
MD - India
28313
Answer
See States of Matter for an explanation.
Why isn't the solar system a giant atom?
Topic: Atom as Solar System
Question
October 5, 2017
I had a question about the article you wrote regarding Bohr's Model of an atom. Why do you disagree with the fact that our solar system can't be just one "giant" atom. I was hoping to get in touch with you to discuss this?
Tristan - USA
28273
Answer
Although our solar system looks like it could be a giant atom, there are a number of problems in the analogy. One it that electrons in an atom have an electrical charge, while there is nothing similar in the solar system. Also, the nucleus of an atom is made up of protons and neutrons, while the Sun is a mass of hot gases.
On the quantum scale, atomic particles are not tiny spheres but are wave packets.
Still, the similarity between the solar systems and atoms is intriguing.
How physical conditions affect density
Topic: Density Factors
Question
September 30, 2017
Describe how physical conditions affect density
kiprotich - USA
28267
Answer
Density is mass divided by volume. Compressing an object decreases its volume and thus increases its density.
How are water molecules able to escape gravity?
Topic: Evaporation
Question
September 22, 2017
How are water molecules able to escape gravity? In other words, gravity withholds H2O from leaving the surface of the earth, but that same body of water evaporates and those molecules are unaffected by gravity.
Travis - USA
28256
Answer
With water, the velocity of the molecules is not great enough to overcome their molecular attraction, and thus the material is a liquid that is kept toward the surface of the Earth. However, when H20 becomes a gas, the velocities of the molecules is much greater, such that they move about freely.
Most of those molecules velocities that are low enough to be constrained to the Earth's atmosphere. But some of the molecules of the gas or steam become accelerated due to radiation from the Sn, such that they have enough kinetic energy or velocity to escape the Earth's gravity.
Fortunately, the loss of water vapor molecules into space it very small.
What if matter did not change its state?
Topic: Changing States of Matter
Question
August 25, 2017
Explain that what happened if there would be no change in states of matter?
Thanks
Aamish - Pakistan
28197
Answer
If all matter stayed in its existing state or phase, ice would not melt to become water, and water could not boil into steam. Also, there would be no evaporation of water. Just these factors alone would affect living beings in a short time.
Permission to use images
Topic: Pressure and States of Matter
Question
August 14, 2017
I would like to use the phase diagram figures that you have on this page: http://www.school-for-champions.com/science/matter_states_pressure.htm
in an article that I am writing for the Health Physics Society. I understand that I need permission to use the figures. Is that possible that I could have permission to use your figures?
Thanks so much,
Linda - USA
28181
Answer
Yes, you have permission to use the diagrams provided you cite the source.
Best wished for success in your article. Let me know when it is published.
Using CO2 for supercritical extraction
Topic: Dry Ice
Question
January 29, 2017
I would like to discuss some commercial uses for Dry Ice and it's conversion to Co2 for supercritical extraction.
Please let me know if you are available to discuss.
Thank you in advance,
Gary - USA
27838
Answer
Dry ice is a convenient source of CO2. Allowing the gas from the dry ice to heat to about 31 degree C should help in the supercritical extraction process.
I hope that helps. Unfortunately, I am not an expert in this field.
Best wishes for success in your work.
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