We shall consider two properties:
1. Temperature difference
2. Thermal conductivity of the material
Use a cylindrical rod of a given material (say steel) which is insulated around its circumference.
One end of the rod is dipped in a large reservoir of water at 100 deg.C and the other end is dipped in water (with known volume) at 40 deg. C. The cold water if stored in a cylinder which is insulated on all sides. A thermometer reads the temperature of the cold water as a function of time.
This experiment will show that
(a) heat flows from a region of high temperature to a region of lower temperature.
(b) The thermal energy of a body increases when heat is added to it, and its temperature will rise.
(c) The thermal conductivity of water determines how quickly its temperature will rise. If mercury replaces water in the cold cylinder, its temperature will rise at a different rate because its thermal conductivity is different.
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Informative writing has the intent to inform or educate us on a particular topic or event. It gives us more information and insight onto something.
Persuasive writing has the intent of convincing us to believe in a certain idea or to perform a certain action. For instance, advertisements have a persuasive intent; they are persuading us to buy a product or service.
Argumentative writing is similar to persuasive writing in the sense that they are persuading us to believe a certain idea. However, they are often based on logic and fact rather than opinions.
Let's look at the first excerpt.
<em>This morning at 9 a.m., a school bus collided with a car at the intersection of Osmena and Cabrera streets. The passengers were not injured, but the medical personnel checked each student as well as the driver before they were transported to their school.</em>
This text doesn't try to convince us in believing something. It doesn't argue anything and it only tries to give us more insight onto the event, which is a car accident. No opinions are stated and only events are given.
Therefore, this excerpt uses an informative writing technique.
Apply the combined gas law
PV/T = const.
P = pressure, V = volume, T = temperature, PV/T must stay constant.
Initial PVT values:
P = 1atm, V = 8.0L, T = 20.0°C = 293.15K
Final PVT values:
P = ?, V = 1.0L, T = 10.0°C = 283.15K
Set the PV/T expression for the initial and final PVT values equal to each other and solve for the final P:
1(8.0)/293.15 = P(1.0)/283.15
P = 7.7atm
Answer:
a cold air mass and a warm air mass merge together
