Skipping Atomic-scale Stones To Study Some Chemistry Basics
Sunday, August 10, 2008 - 22:28
in Physics & Chemistry
Thought experiment: a carbon dioxide molecule—think of a cheerleader’s baton—comes slanting in at high speed over a dense liquid, strikes the surface and ricochets. How does it tumble? Fast or slow? Forward, backward or sideways? New experiments are giving a uniquely detailed look at what happens when gas molecule meets fluid.