
Why do we still need to know about the Rankine temperature scale?
Jul 12, 2018 · The Rankine scale (/ˈræŋkɪn/) is an absolute scale of thermodynamic temperature named after the Glasgow University engineer and physicist William John Macquorn Rankine, …
Why is the volume of one mole of gas 22.4 or 22.7 dm3?
Oct 2, 2024 · It will assume different units and values depending on for instance whether the pressure is expressed in units of atmosphere ($\pu {atm}$) or pascal ($\pu {Pa}$); temperature …
About the T-S diagram - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Feb 17, 2014 · Suppose we have a T-S diagram of some vapor thermodynamic cycle , say the rankine cycle , and we are interested for example in the composition of the liquid and the …
Determining boiling point on a created temperature scale
Nov 6, 2016 · 1.Assume that you construct a thermometer using gallium as the fluid instead of mercury, and that you define the melting point of gallium as 0 °G and the boiling point of …
physical chemistry - What is the difference between temperature …
Usually, we measure temperature in Celsius, Fahrenheit, Rankine, etc (note that Kelvin measures temperature as well--but it also measures thermodynamic temperature) Thermodynamic …
inorganic chemistry - Thermal Decomposition of Sulfur …
Jan 22, 2020 · Also, as a side note, SF6 reacts vigorously with Lithium metal (used to power the United States Navy's Mark 50 torpedo closed Rankine-cycle propulsion system per this source).