Specific heat capacity

Winterkill of Iowa athletic fields is dependent on several factors. Abiotic and biotic stress conditions before and during the winter season can lead to turf death the following spring. This is particularly true of perennial ryegrass, tall fescue and annual bluegrass, which is very susceptible to winter stresses common to Iowa. Winterkill can be a result of poor freeze acclimation and direct low temperature kill, crown hydration, hypoxia (lack of oxygen), desiccation, or diseases like snow mold.…

In the position statement exertional heat illnesses created by the following authors Helen M. Kinkley, Joseph Beckett, Douglass J. Casa, Douglas M. Kleiner, and Paul E. Plummer they all went to different universities but combined ideas to make this position statement. The position statement was written because it’s to help prevent, help recognize and treat exertional heat illness. Since this position statement was created it has helped some athletes, athletic trainers, allied health care…

Comparing Your Options For Replacement Windows If you're looking into replacement windows for your home, you can choose from wood, aluminum, or vinyl. You'll want to consider the appearance of the frame and how well it insulates against heat loss. Here's a look at how these windows compare. Wood Frames Are Traditional If you have an older, historic home, then wood frames are probably the best type because they have a more traditional appearance. Wood is the original material for window frames…

chemicals is often hydrogen peroxide and the other active ingredient is a harmless chemical named phenyl oxalate ester. The chemical reaction between these two substances produces enough energy to make light, but it doesn't create enough energy to make heat or explosions. There also need to be dye in a glow stick. The glow stick gets color when the energy created by the chemical reaction gets the molecules of the dye moving. There are two internal capsules that separate the chemicals. One is…

Discussion: In sample, B there was 16% salt, which is unnaturally higher than the global average of 3.5%. When I asked about the reason of this, I found that the water was artificially created. This was also the case of Sample, A which had 9% of salt. That is about 3x the amount of salt from the global average. All though this is not an experiment with data, that we can apply to real life, it was still great fun to do the experiment and the lessons I learnt will stick with me for a long time.…

Weather and season together are used as a metaphor to reflect characters’ inner feelings and set the tone of the crucial point in the development of the relationship between Gatsby and Daisy. The rain and sunshine when Gatsby and Daisy first meet after five years reflect Gatsby’s nervousness at first and set the emotional tone of the relationship between Gatsby and Daisy from embarrassment to comfort in chapter 5. As a very crucial point in the novel, the setting of Gatsby and Daisy’s first…

The binding factor in nearly all kinds of power plants is how the power is actually produced: something heats water, turning it into steam, which then turns a turbine that generates electricity. The differentiating factor in the differents forms of power plants is how that water is heated. Nuclear plants fancy splitting atoms, coal plants burn coal, and geothermal plants skip the middle man, let Earth do the heating, and simply reap the benefits. Below the surface of Earth is a layer of rock so…

state of highest certainty, or order. Consequently, the universe is continually drifting toward absolute entropy. Another way to state the Second Law is this: energy can only be transferred from systems of high energy to systems of low energy. The heat between a hot kettle and room temperature air flows in the direction of the air until the two are at equilibrium. In other words, systems prefer to stay at a point of lowest potential energy. The two challenges seemingly posed by the Second Law…

life. Whether they know or not, everyone is constantly using some form of energy. Everything from walking, eating, and sleeping are all utilizing energy in different ways. Even applying ice to keep a glass of water cold is exerting a form of energy (“Heat Transfer”). Just like everything else, even ice releases a form of energy when put in water. This type of energy is a mix of convection and conduction. Convection is when thermal energy is transferred from one hot…

1.0) The Ellingham Diagram 1.1) Introduction The Gibbs free energy (∆G) of a reaction is defined as the measure of the thermodynamic force that drives a reaction to occur. When ∆G is positive, it indicates that a reaction will not occur spontaneously while when ∆G is negative, the reaction is spontaneous. The Gibbs free energy equation is given by : ∆G = ∆H –T∆S ∆H refers to the enthalpy and is a measure of the actual energy that is released when the reaction occurs. A negative…