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Magnetic Atoms

Magnetic Atoms The Electron Microscope image below is of atoms at the surface of a sheet of platinum, and this shows that the proportion of the surfaces of these atoms that are in contact with atmospheric gases are roughly spherical … Continue reading

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Barometer and the Vacuum Myth

The Barometer and The Vacuum Myth The experiment of Torricelli in 1642 was generally accepted as demonstrating that a perfect vacuum existed in the space above the mercury in a barometer. As a result Gassendi four years later resurrected kinetic … Continue reading

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Fundamentals of Physics 5e Human Respiration

Human Respiration In the context of the diffusion of gases let us now consider how the process of human (and other mammalian) respiration functions in a kinetic atmosphere. If observed phenomena are combined with kinetic theory assumptions we can make … Continue reading

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