Alice's adventures in water-land /
This highly illustrated book describes the properties of liquid water and the relevance of these properties to life, in a way that makes the content accessible to anyone. It will raise the awareness of the reader on the vital importance of water to all life on earth. It is a book of science interwov...
| Основен автор: | Ben-Naim, Arieh, 1934- |
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| Други автори: | Ben-Naim, Roberta. |
| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ :
World Scientific,
℗♭2011.
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Print version::
Alice's adventures in water-land. |
Съдържание:
- Ch. 1. Alice's first day in college
- ch. 2. Professor Holmes explains the phase map
- ch. 3. The first excursion into the microscopic world of water vapor
- ch. 4. The second visit to the water vapor : experiencing the effect of temperature and pressure
- ch. 5. A visit to the solid phase of ice
- ch. 6. Alice's visit to the liquid phase
- ch. 7. Why does ice float on water?
- ch. 8. The outstanding temperature dependence of the volume of water
- ch. 9. The heat capacity of water
- ch. 10. The latent heat of water and regulation of the body's temperature
- ch. 11. "The electrified water"
- ch. 12. Professor Holmes' last lecture
- ch. 13. The last visit to Professor Holmes' lab.