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Carnot Cycle on Ideal Gas
The Carnot cycle is an idealization for a heat engine operating reversibly between two reservoirs at temperatures T1 and T2.
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Compressibility Factor Charts
Compressibility factor as function of reduced pressure and reduced temperature
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Construct P-x-y Diagram for VLE
Construct P-x-y diagram for VLE of an ideal mixture
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Construct T-x-y Diagram for VLE
Construct a T-x-y diagram for VLE of an ideal mixture
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Evaporative Cooling of Water
This simulation shows how applying a vacuum in a closed system causes water to decrease in temperature and freeze due to evaporative heat loss.
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Harmonic Oscillator
Wave functions and time evolution of quantum harmonic oscillator
id = harmonic-oscillator (do not remove this text)
Heat of Reaction Temperature Dependence
Examine how heat of reaction changes with temperature
id = heat-of-reaction-temperature-dependence (do not remove this text)
Henry's Law for Gases Dissolved in Water
Mole fractions of gas dissolved in water as a function of temperature and pressure
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Ideal Gas Law
Choose from a variety of scenarios in a piston/cylinder system, with an ideal gas contained therein. This is a deep dive into ideal gas behavior and a great introduction to the thermodynamics of ideal gasses.
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Lever Rule for a Binary Mixture on P-x-y Diagram
Lever rule calculates the relative amounts of two phases in equilibrium
id = lever-rule-applied-to-the-benzene-toluene-vapor-p-diagram (do not remove this text)
Maxwell Relations
Demonstrates derivation of Maxwell relations
id = maxwell-relations (do not remove this text)
P-x-y and T-x-y Diagrams for VLE
VLE of an ideal binary mixture represented on P-x-y and T-x-y diagrams
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Partial Molar Enthalpy and Entropy Quiz
Step-by-step procedure to identify partial molar properties and mixing properties
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Partial Molar Enthalpy
Molar enthalpy for binary mixture versus mole fraction and partial molar enthalpies
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Partially Miscible Liquids
Temperature-composition diagram for two liquids that are only partially miscible
id = partially-miscible-liquids (do not remove this text)
Particle in a Box
Wavefunctions for a quantum particle in a box
id = particle-in-a-box (do not remove this text)
Pressure-Volume Diagram for Water
This simulation helps you learn how to read pressure-volume diagrams.
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Pressure-Temperature Phase Diagram for Water
Water phase behavior on a log pressure vs temperature diagram
id = pressure-temperature-phase-diagram-for-water (do not remove this text)
Quantum Free Particle
This is a simulation of a quantum free particle, whose wave function is plotted. The wave function can be collapsed and evolved over time.
id = quantum-free-particle (do not remove this text)
Reversible and Irreversible Expansion or Compression
Expansion or compression work for ideal gas in piston-cylinder system
id = reversible-irreversible-expansion-compression-work (do not remove this text)
Temperature Changes in an Ideal Gas
Ideal gas heated or cooled at constant pressure or constant volume
id = temperature-changes-in-an-ideal-gas (do not remove this text)
Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium for System with an Azeotrope
P-x-y and T-x-y diagrams for a non-ideal binary mixture that has an azeotrope
id = vapor-liquid-equilibrium-diagram-for-system-with-an-azeotrope (do not remove this text)
Visualization of Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium
Visualization of VLE of a binary mixture
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Adiabatic Compression of Pure Gases
Compression of n-butane to different pressures
id = adiabatic-compression-of-pure-gases (do not remove this text)
Chemical Equilibrium in the Haber Process
Number of moles at equilibrium for NH3 formation from N2 and H2
id = chemical-equilibrium-in-the-haber-process (do not remove this text)
Chemical Potential Dependence on T and P
Chemical potential of solids, liquids, and vapors at function of temperature and pressure
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Circumnavigating the Critical Point
Demonstrates how to circumnavigate the critical point on a log pressure vs. temperature diagram
Compare Clausius-Clapeyron and Antoine Equations
Saturation pressure is plotted versus temperature using the Clausius-Clapeyron equation and the Antoine equation
id = compare-clausius-clapeyron-and-antoine-equations (do not remove this text)
Electrical Conductivity of a Semiconductor
Charge carrier concentrations in Si as function of temperature
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Entropy Changes in Mixing Ideal Gases
Isothermal mixing of ideal gases or adding a second gas to an initial gas
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Estimating Kinetic Parameters from a Batch Reactor
Experimental data in a batch reactor are used to estimate reaction order and rate constant
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Fluids in the Critical Region
Critical isotherm and phase behavior on a pressure-volume diagram
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Gas-Phase Chemical Equilibrium at Constant P or V
Equilibrium for gas-phase reaction at constant pressure or constant volume
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Gibbs Phase Rule
Gibbs phase rule for one- and two-component systems
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Heterogeneous Chemical Equilibrium
Number of moles of solids and gas in equilibrium in a constant-volume container
id = heterogeneous-chemical-equilibrium-with-calcium-carbonate (do not remove this text)
Identify Chemical Potential Plots
Identify the correct curve for chemical potential versus temperature or pressure
id = identify-chemical-potential-plots (do not remove this text)
Infrared-Active Vibrational Modes in Water
Stretching and bending vibration modes for water
id = infrared-active-vibrational-modes-in-water (do not remove this text)
Joule-Thomson Expansion
Gas expansion through an adiabatic throttle
id = joule-thomson-expansion (do not remove this text)
Langmuir Isotherms for a Binary Mixture
Langmuir isotherms for both components in binary mixture
id = langmuir-isotherms-for-a-binary-mixture (do not remove this text)
Non-ideal VLE modeled by the Margules Equation
P-x-y and T-x-y diagrams generated using Margules equation for activity coefficients
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Osmotic Pressure
Osmotic pressure for several solutes dissovled in water
id = osmotic-pressure (do not remove this text)
Phase Behavior on a Pressure-Volume Diagram
Phase behavior of water on a P-V diagram
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Simple Crystal Structures and Miller Indices
Unit cells and Miller indices of several crystal structures
id = simple-crystal-structures-and-miller-indices (do not remove this text)
Simulation of a Simple Gas Pressure Model
Molecules collisions with container walls lead to pressure of gas
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Single-Component Fugacity
Fugacity of single component as function of temperature or pressure
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The 14 3D Bravais Lattices
Characteristics of 3D Bravais lattices for seven crystal systems
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The Photoelectric Effect
Light impinging on a metal surface can eject electrons
id = the-photoelectric-effect (do not remove this text)
Three Intermolecular Potential Models
Three models for intermolecular potentials
id = three-intermolecular-potential-models (do not remove this text)
Vapor Pressure of Binary Solutions
Partial pressures of a binary mixture as function of mole fractions
id = vapor-pressure-of-binary-solutions (do not remove this text)
Water Contact Angle for Heterogeneous Surface
Contact angle calculated for a rough, heterogeneous surface
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Atomic Interactions - PhET
Attractive and repulsive forces between two atoms
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Blackbody Spectrum - PhET
Learn about blackbody spectra and how their profile relates to temperature
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Fourier: Making Waves - PhET
Discover qualitatively how sines and cosines add up to produce arbitrary periodic functions
id = fourier-making-waves-phet (do not remove this text)
Rutherford Scattering - PhET
Discover the qualitative difference between scattering off a positively charged nucleus and electrically neutral plum pudding atom, and how angle of deflection depends on the energy of the incoming particle, impact parameter, and charge of target
id = rutherford-scattering-phet (do not remove this text)
States of Matter - PhET
Phase changes as heat is added or removed
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