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Adiabatic Gas Expansion between Two Tanks Digital Experiment
This digital experiment expands an ideal gas, which is at high pressure in the left tank, adiabatically into the right tank, which is initially evacuated.
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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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Chemical Equilibrium in the Haber Process
Number of moles at equilibrium for NH3 formation from N2 and H2
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Chemical Equilibrium in the Haber Process Digital Experiment
Measures the equilibrium compositions for ammonia formation. Equilibrium constants are calculated and used to calculate the heat of reaction.
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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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Determine Antoine Constants Digital Experiment
A digital experiment to determine Antoine constants
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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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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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Gas-Phase Chemical Equilibrium at Constant P or V
Equilibrium for gas-phase reaction at constant pressure or constant volume
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Harmonic Oscillator
Wave functions and time evolution of quantum harmonic oscillator
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Heat of Reaction Temperature Dependence
Examine how heat of reaction changes with temperature
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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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Heterogeneous Chemical Equilibrium
Number of moles of solids and gas in equilibrium in a constant-volume container
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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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Joule-Thomson Expansion
Gas expansion through an adiabatic throttle
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Langmuir Isotherms for a Binary Mixture
Langmuir isotherms for both components in binary mixture
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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
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Measure Heat Capacity with a Calorimeter Digital Experiment
A metal cube is dropped into water and the increase in the water temperature is used to determine the heat capacity of the metal.
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Maxwell Relations
Demonstrates derivation of Maxwell relations
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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
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Particle in a Box
Wavefunctions for a quantum particle in a box
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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
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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.
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Ranque-Hilsch Vortex Tube Digital Experiment
Higher-pressure, room-temperature air is fed to a Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube, which splits the air into hot and cold streams at lower pressure.
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Reversible and Irreversible Expansion or Compression
Expansion or compression work for ideal gas in piston-cylinder system
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Single-Component Fugacity
Fugacity of single component as function of temperature or pressure
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Temperature Changes in an Ideal Gas
Ideal gas heated or cooled at constant pressure or constant volume
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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
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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
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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
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Electrical Conductivity of a Semiconductor
Charge carrier concentrations in Si as function of temperature
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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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Gibbs Phase Rule
Gibbs phase rule for one- and two-component systems
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Identify Chemical Potential Plots
Identify the correct curve for chemical potential versus temperature or pressure
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Infrared-Active Vibrational Modes in Water
Stretching and bending vibration modes for water
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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
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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
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Simulation of a Simple Gas Pressure Model
Molecules collisions with container walls lead to pressure of gas
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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
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Three Intermolecular Potential Models
Three models for intermolecular potentials
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Vapor Pressure of Binary Solutions
Partial pressures of a binary mixture as function of mole fractions
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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
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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
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States of Matter - PhET
Phase changes as heat is added or removed
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