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Peter Cooper
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Can anyone help with the following - which I have been musing about for some time.
mThe general idea is that when heat is applied to a substance the molecules / atoms in that substance vibrate more and more (until the bonds in the molecule break). OK - so can anyone help with the following.
1. What is the actual carrier of energy (of say a flame) to the atoms.
2. Why should an atom vibrate as its energy increases?
3. I presume that IR radiation is the normal mechanism for atoms to lose this energy?
Can anyone add to this?
Thanks
mThe general idea is that when heat is applied to a substance the molecules / atoms in that substance vibrate more and more (until the bonds in the molecule break). OK - so can anyone help with the following.
1. What is the actual carrier of energy (of say a flame) to the atoms.
2. Why should an atom vibrate as its energy increases?
3. I presume that IR radiation is the normal mechanism for atoms to lose this energy?
Can anyone add to this?
Thanks