http://skullsinthestars.com/2008/04/13/something-for-the-chemists/ The intersection of physics, optics, history and pulp fiction Sat, 26 May 2012 13:00:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://skullsinthestars.com/2008/04/13/something-for-the-chemists/#comment-1168 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:03:13 +0000 http://skullsinthestars.wordpress.com/?p=392#comment-1168 Blake: Ouch! You’re hitting me in my weakest spot: right in the stat. mech.! I’m not completely sure, but I would venture a guess that the s-h can’t readily leak out of the balloon, while plain old air is ‘leaking’ into the balloon, to equalize the amount of air inside and out. Am I close?

]]> http://skullsinthestars.com/2008/04/13/something-for-the-chemists/#comment-1166 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:37:52 +0000 http://skullsinthestars.wordpress.com/?p=392#comment-1166 Exercise: If you fill a balloon with sulfur hexafluoride, it will gradually inflate more and more, until it pops. Why?

]]> http://skullsinthestars.com/2008/04/13/something-for-the-chemists/#comment-1165 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:17:47 +0000 http://skullsinthestars.wordpress.com/?p=392#comment-1165 Those reactions look like the most fun you can have with chemistry without blowing anything up.

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