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Special Processes of an Ideal Gas
Java Applet simulating isobaric, isovolumetric or isothermal expansions of an ideal gas
The Ideal Gas Equation
Single page on the Ideal Gas Law.
Molecular Model for an Ideal Gas
A delightful animation of an ideal gas in a container. The number of particles, their velocity, pressure and the width of the container can be varied. The volume is then given.
Molecular Model for an Ideal Gas
This java applet shows a microscopic model for an ideal gas and allows you to see the effects of changing the variables such as pressure, volume and the number of particles.
Articles on electricity
A thorough and passionate clarification of the many misconceptions in electrical study which arise at school. Ideal for non-specialist staff who are not too sure what "electricity" actually is.
Physics Animation/Simulation
Uses Java applets to show a range of animations and simulations e.g. molecular model of ideal gas, firing a shell round the earth, wave optics, etc.
Molecular Constants
A given volume V of any ideal gas will have the same number of molecules. The mass of the gas will then be proportional to the molecular mass.
Norton's Theorem
Any collection of batteries and resistances with two terminals is electrically equivalent to an ideal current source i in parallel with a single resistor r. The value of r is the same as that in the ...
Robert Boyle
Robert Boyle (1617 - 1691) was a founding fellow of the Royal Society. He made important contributions to physics and chemistry and is best known for Boyle's law describing an ideal gas.
Welcome to the Pressure Chamber
In this series of experiments, you will control the action of a piston in a pressure chamber which is filled with an ideal gas. The gas is defined by four states: Temperature Volume or density ...

