"basskisser" wrote in message
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Steven Shelikoff wrote in message
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Rod McInnis wrote:
"basskisser" wrote in message
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That has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that that nitrogen
doesn't expand at the same rate as oxygen for any given temperature
change. Do you deny this?


Yes. I deny this.

Mr. Boyle denies this. Mr. Charles denies this. Mr. Gay and Mr.
Lussac
deny this. They wrote laws of physics about it. Every chemistry,
physics and
thermodynamics class uses these laws. Here, don't take my word for it,
let's
take a look at some of the information available from the net.

As an example:

Department of Chemistry
California State University, Sacramento
http://kekule.chem.csus.edu/gaslaws

You might as well give up now. No matter how much proof you provide,
basskisser will not believe it and will find some way to weasel out,
probably by saying he answered you in some other post without being able
to
show where.

The thing I find amazing is that he claims to be a structural engineer,
or
something like that. A professional engineer even. He is a sad
testament
to whatever college he graduated from. This is basic high school
physics
that is also reempasized in first year college engineering physics. For
him to be so blatently wrong in something that is so provable that he's
wrong and still not be able to admit it is just plain sad.

Steve


Boyles' law states that for a GIVEN GAS, the rate of expansion versus
temperature is inversely proportional. FOR A GIVEN GAS. It does not
state, however, that one gas expands as temp. increases, at the same
rate as another gas.

Ok, since you are running your class here, which law *does* state that "one
gas expands as temperature increases, at the same rate as another gas."

Mark Browne