Wikimedia
Wikipedia: James Clerk Maxwell
Examine the life and contributions of James Clerk Maxwell. This site also provides links to explanations of many of Maxwell's contributions in the field of physics.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Inventor of the Week: Gilbert Lewis
At this site from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, you can read about the inventor of "Heavy Water," Gilbert Newton Lewis, who is "one of the most influential and admired scientists of the twentieth century."
Educaplus (Jesús Peñas Cano)
Educaplus: Calorimetria [In Spanish]
Practice with the calorimeter and calculate the specific heat of different substances.
Educaplus (Jesús Peñas Cano)
Educaplus: Transformaciones Termodinamicas [In Spanish]
Observe the difference between the isobars, isotherms, adiabatic, and isocore transformations.
Chem Tutor
Chem Tutor: States of Matter
A very descriptive site that allows students to understand the different states of matter at the atomic level. Also discusses the process of phase changes and displays phase change graphs. Thermochemistry is also touched upon for high...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biology: Enzymes and Energy: Types of Energy
An article that reviews over the different types of energy: kinetic, potential, and chemical.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Ideal Gases
Students explore ideal gases. Some topics examined in the activities are ideal gas, kinetic theory, and fluids. The resource consists of video clips, lecture notes, practice problems, and exam questions. Practice problems and exam...
University of Notre Dame
Und: Properties of a Pure Substance [Pdf]
Often we find that different phases of pure substances can exist in equilibrium with one another. Let us consider an important gedankenexperiment (Latin-German for "thought experiment") in which we boil water. Ordinary water boiling is...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is the Maxwell Boltzmann Distribution?
In a gas, there are lots of molecules traveling at lots of different speeds. Here's a framework for thinking about that.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is the Ideal Gas Law?
Learn how pressure, volume, temperature, and the amount of a gas are related to each other.
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