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I. Concept – Properties of the polymers are determined by the molecular structure that comprises these polymers (Structure-Property Relationships). A precise conclusion of the properties can be obtained if we have exact information about its chemical structure and the force that prevails between the atoms and the molecules (intermolecular and intramolecular forces) Structure of the polymer can be described at various levels. From the chemical structure (i.e. its molecular formula) it can be determined

Order Disorder You may not think that thermodynamics is that important to how we see and understand the world we have around us, but the contrary is true. Thermodynamics can be thought of as the most important aspect in our daily life no matter if we directly or indirectly use it everyday. The understanding and knowledge the laws of Thermodynamics have given us have gone into the manufactured world around us. This is very important because thermodynamics is understanding heat, and without heat

How does air resistance affect air travel: A Literature Review Creekview High School INTRODUCTION Can air resistance truly have a large effect on how any flying object travels? Of course it can. Anything from a bird flying through a storm, a Frisbee being thrown during a game of ultimate, or even a large C-130 delivering cargo to troops across countries. Also known as drag, air resistance is the most difficult counterforce to mitigate during air travel. The resistance can be decreased

A Layman’s Explanation of Two Laws of Thermodynamics Energy is encountered in many forms, such as mechanical, chemical (food and fuel), electrical, nuclear, heat, and radiant (light). Energy has the ability to bring about change or to do work. Thermodynamics is the study of energy. The field of thermodynamics studies the behavior of energy flow in natural systems. These studies have rendered two laws of thermodynamics. The first law of thermodynamics is also known as the law of conservation of

Scientific Report: 1. Investigative question: What effect does the room temperature have on a regular solar oven box? 2. Research: www.ask.com/solar+cooker+infomation en.wikipedia.org/wiki/solar-cooker solarcooking-cooker.org/plans/ www.solarcookers.org/basics/how.html solarcooking.wikia.com/…/category:solacooking 3. Hypothesis: The greater the room temperature the greater the temperature of the solar oven. 4. Method: 1. Gather a shoe box and paint it completely black all over

Biomes A biome is a large, natural community of distinct vegetation and growth habits that occupy a large geographic area. There are many different forms of biomes. Their main classification is there average temperature and average precipitation. The precipitation and temperature determine what plants can survive in the area. However, over millions of years plants have been able to adapt to their biomes in order to survive. Vegetation of a biome can vary drastically from biome to biome. In

The ACO process can be described as follows. Let the colony comprises of N ants. The ants start at the home node, and then travel through the various layers from the first layer to the last/final layer, and end at the destination node in each cycle or iteration. Each ant can select only one node in each layer based on the state transition rule given by Eq. (2-9). The nodes chosen along the path visited by an ant represent a candidate solution. For instance, a typical path visited by an ant is depicted

What drives you to undertake your own mission? People love to complete their missions just so they can feel that they have done what they wanted to accomplish in life who doesn't. Whether it's something so small like doing an origami or baking it all takes some time even fighting for your career that you want to become in life which will take you many years but have no fear because when you get to your goal you are going to feel that you have finally accomplished your goal. Making your goals true

Humanity is in a period of technical adolescence “typical of a civilization about to integrate the type 1 Kardashev scale “as in the words of Carl Sagan which implies a civilization capable of harvesting the full potential of power available on its planet. If Carl Sagan is right about his perspective, then renewable energy particularly solar and wind powers are among the chief contenders to solve global energy predicament and concurrently advance our energy generation to the next level. To contribute

Every reaction is categorized as exergonic, endergonic, or at equilibrium. In order for the reaction to be categorized the value of G needs to be calculated. The G value is known as the Free Energy Change (Campbell pg. 147). If a reaction releases energy and is spontaneous, then it is considered exergonic; and if a reaction absorbs/requires energy, then it is considered endergonic (Campbell pg. 147). When a reaction is exergonic, its G is less than 0, negative, because that means that the potential