Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Electrons and the Periodic Table


Download my pre-typed table of Ionization Energies!


Here is the electron configuration gizmo that you can do for extra-credit.
(Do the 5 assessment questions at the end of the gizmo. PRINT OUT and TURN IN the
results).

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Extra Credit assignment


10 points.

How does a refrigerator (or air conditioner) work?

-Write a well-developed paragraph that clearly explains how the following key concepts from chapter 5 play a role in refrigeration. This marvelous technological advance of the early 1900's has improved people's quality of living all over the world.

KEY CONCEPTS:
  • latent heat (including heat of vaporization)
  • phase changes
  • Charles Law
  • heat flow
All of these come together in what is called the "refrigeration cycle" in your refrigerator. Questions to consider: If cold air exists inside the fridge and cold is the absence of heat, where does the heat go? Where does the heat from the food end up?
If you were to leave the refrigerator door open for a few hours on a hot summer day, could you cool your kitchen?
Would it be correct to say, in thermodynamic terms, that a refrigerator or air conditioner "moves heat"?

Including a diagram (your OWN diagram, not from the internet) will fetch you an additional 5 points if it explains the refrigeration cycle correctly.

DUE ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 20.

Friday, February 06, 2009


Here is the chapter 5 slide show!

Thursday, February 05, 2009

Problem Set 2 - selected answers

In random order, some even with units!

270

57.7

.082 g

300 K

2.5 kg

6000 cal

5000 cal

2

28.8