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Nuclear Energy Pro's and Con's

MooMoo Math & Science

The Pro's and Con's of Nuclear Energy Is nuclear energy with its carbon-neutral wastes an answer to our energy needs or a disaster waiting to happen? In the ’70s people started getting excited about nuclear energy because it has the technology required to be used on a large scale.

Energy 52
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Rates of Reaction for Beginners-Chemistry

MooMoo Math & Science

In order for a chemical reaction to occur, there must be enough energy to break the bonds that hold the particles together in a molecule. Before a skateboard will move energy must be applied to cause the skateboard to move. Reaction inhibitor: A reaction inhibitor is any substance that decreases the rate of a chemical reaction.

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Reactivity vs Combustion

MooMoo Math & Science

When certain elements interact, a chemical reaction may occur. Reactivity is the chemical reactions of a single substance or two or more substances that interact with each other. Sodium can easily lose one electron in its outer shell in a chemical reaction so it is highly reactive. Sodium has 11 electrons and neons has 10.

Energy 52
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How Did We Get Here? The Tangled History of the Second Law of Thermodynamics

Stephen Wolfram

This is part 3 in a 3-part series about the Second Law: 1. Computational Foundations for the Second Law of Thermodynamics (forthcoming) 2. A 50-Year Quest: My Personal Journey with the Second Law of Thermodynamics (forthcoming) 3. How Did We Get Here?

Energy 88
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Computational Foundations for the Second Law of Thermodynamics

Stephen Wolfram

This is part 1 in a 3-part series about the Second Law: 1. Computational Foundations for the Second Law of Thermodynamics 2. A 50-Year Quest: My Personal Journey with the Second Law of Thermodynamics 3. How Did We Get Here? The Tangled History of the Second Law of Thermodynamics The Mystery of the Second Law Entropy increases.

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Remembering the Improbable Life of Ed Fredkin (1934–2023) and His World of Ideas and Stories

Stephen Wolfram

But at a personal and social level it was still always a lot of fun being around Ed and being exposed to his unique intense opportunistic energy—with its repeating themes but ever-changing directions. Programmer of the Universe “OK, so let me tell you…” And so it would begin. A long and colorful story. But Ed wasn’t interested.