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Introduction
The purpose of this thread is to explain some of the Physics and Chemistry behind matter, which may prove potentially useful in cooling applications. I have seen several threads regarding various topics touching on Physics and Chemistry such as a thread where it was suggested some miriacle reaction could absorb all the heat from a CPU for months; threads on why water is used as a coolant and not something else; threads on what else we could make waterblocks and heatsinks from.
While not being an expert in the cooling field, I feel at the very least the material here may provide some useful info for those just looking for a basic primer on the science of matter, and may resolve some "why is water the best coolant" type threads.
This was mostly done from memory, so there may be slight mistakes and typos - feel free to post any corrections/additions and I will fix/add them
Atoms, Ions and Molecules
The States of Matter
Inter- and Intra-Molecular Forces
Heat Capacities and Latent Heats
Thermodynamics, Entropy and Enthalpy.
The purpose of this thread is to explain some of the Physics and Chemistry behind matter, which may prove potentially useful in cooling applications. I have seen several threads regarding various topics touching on Physics and Chemistry such as a thread where it was suggested some miriacle reaction could absorb all the heat from a CPU for months; threads on why water is used as a coolant and not something else; threads on what else we could make waterblocks and heatsinks from.
While not being an expert in the cooling field, I feel at the very least the material here may provide some useful info for those just looking for a basic primer on the science of matter, and may resolve some "why is water the best coolant" type threads.
This was mostly done from memory, so there may be slight mistakes and typos - feel free to post any corrections/additions and I will fix/add them
Atoms, Ions and Molecules
- Atoms and Ions: descriptions and structures
- Molecules: description and structures
[*] Electron Arrangement: arrangement within an atom.
[*] Magnetism: why and how?
The States of Matter
- Solids: structure and properties
- Liquids: structure and properties
- Gases: structure and properties
- Supercritical fluids
Inter- and Intra-Molecular Forces
- A general note on inter/intra - molecular forces.
- Intra molecular - Ionic Covalent, pi and sigma bonds.
- Inter molecular - London forces, dipoles, Ions and Hydrogen bonding.
- Metallic bonding
Heat Capacities and Latent Heats
- Heat Capacity: definition and uses.
- Latent heats: What and Why?
Thermodynamics, Entropy and Enthalpy.
- The Laws of Thermodynamics
- Entropy
- Enthalpy
- Gibbs Free Energy and reaction feasbility
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