Another day in the Life

[Richard Brekne]

Kristinn Leifsson wrote:

> Dear Mr. Goodale,
>
> I was wondering about the chemistry here.  According to the law of
> Avogadro, the volume of gaseous elements is the same, if the molar number
> is the same.  A certain amount of the element therefore causes a certain
> pressure.

Yes Kristin... we all know what happens if you  eat enough of those green fruits.
Same thing as eating lots of beans...grin. but I fail to see what Avacados have to
do with this subject matter.

>
>
> So if you have the volume of a concert hall you can fit the same amount of
> moles of a gaseous element in there, regardless of the element or actual
> atomic size in this case, however well your understanding of the periodic
> table is in that regard.
> The end result would then be; everyone in the upper balcony dies but the
> pitch of the harmonium stays the same.

And on top of it all... jessh... what a stink !!

>
>
> PV=nrt    (Where P=pressure V=volume n=moles r=0,0082 and t=temperature in °K)
>
> Correct me if I´m wrong,
>
> Kristinn Leifsson,
> Reykjavík, Iceland
>

Grin..


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Richard Brekne
Associate PTG, N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway