E&S SCI 15 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Pycnocline, Thermocline, Mixed Layer

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Atom: cannot be broken down into simpler parts by chemlical means. Numbers on periodic table : atomic number protons in nucleus. H atom often becomes slightly + charged when sharing its electrons; weakly attracts negatively charged structures. Water extremely cohesive bc of hydrogen bond (water beading up on leaf) Total random vibrational rotational and translational energy of atoms or molecules. Temp of a given substances changes when you add or remove heat. Rate of temp changes varies with material (little delta)h= m c (little delta) t. Why doesn"t a quick pass of the hand through a hot candle flame ( 400 deg celsius hurt) Little heat transferred from low density, low heat capacity flame to change the temp. Only common liquid with higher heat capacity than water is ammonia. Water absorbs a lot of heat with small increases in temp; releases a lot of heat with small decreases in temp.

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