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January 26, 2011

Helium

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Helium, He, atomic mass = 2.

This is a strange element – a noble gas, sometimes thought of as being a metal, other times a non metal.

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January 12, 2011

Triple Points

Filed under: Chemistry — Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , — David @ 12:51 pm

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I saw an excellent TV programme last night on the BBC iPlayer.

The series was ‘Horizon’ and the episode was titled ‘What is one degree?’  (Click here to watch it).

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April 8, 2010

Calculating a value for Absolute Zero

Filed under: Chemistry — Tags: , , , , , — David @ 12:48 pm


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This a nice, simple IA lab that is worth trying out. In a nutshell,

the basic procedure is as follows:

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