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  • 91Lifting gas — A lifting gas is required for aerostats to create buoyancy. Its density is lower than that of air (about 1.2 kg/m3, 1.2 g/l). Ammonia Ammonia is sometimes used to fill weather balloons. Due to its relatively high boiling point (compared to helium …

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  • 92collision theory — ▪ chemistry       theory used to predict the rates of chemical reactions, particularly for gases. The collision theory is based on the assumption that for a reaction to occur it is necessary for the reacting species (atoms or molecules) to come… …

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  • 93Cactus Gas — is a novelette written by controversial Pakistani writer and critic, Nadeem F. Paracha. It was written for famous South Asian website, www.chowk.com in 2004. It was part of a series of short stories and novelettes written by Paracha during his… …

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  • 94kinetic theory — noun Date: 1864 either of two theories in physics based on the fact that the minute particles of a substance are in vigorous motion: a. a theory that the temperature of a substance increases with an increase in either the average kinetic energy… …

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  • 95Tonks-Girardeau gas — In physics, a Tonks Girardeau gas is a Bose Einstein Condensate in which the repulsive interactions between bosonic particles confined to one dimension dominate the physics of the system. It is named after physicists Marvin D. Girardeau and Lewi… …

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  • 96Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas — The Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas , or ASPO , is a network of scientists, affiliated with a wide array of global institutions and universities, having an interest in determining the date and impact of the peak and decline of the… …

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  • 97Hubbert Peak Theory — Similar to the predictions of the Hubbert Curve, the Hubbert Peak Theory implies that maximum production from an oil reserve will occur towards the middle of the reserve life cycle. The theory suggests the production rate from a region follows a… …

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  • 98Knudsen gas — A Knudsen gas is a model for gases where particle collisions are ignored, as opposed to the Lorenz gas where collisions are considered. In these gases the distance between molecules are bigger than the recipient where the gas is contained. A flow …

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  • 99the kinetic theory of gas — physical theory which deals with the random movement of gas molecules …

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  • 100kinetic theory of gases — noun the theory that for an ideal gas the molecules of gas move randomly with no forces of interaction except when they collide elastically with one another, the pressure exerted on the walls of a container arising from bombardment by the… …