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Chapter 11: The Atomic Nature of Matter

  • 11.1 The Atomic Hypothesis
  • 11.2 Characteristics of Atoms
  • 11.3 Atomic Imagery
  • 11.4 Atomic Structure
  • 11.5 The Periodic Table of the Elements
  • 11.6 Isotopes
  • 11.7 Compounds and Mixtures
  • 11.8 Molecules
  • 11.9 Antimatter
Atoms

Paul cites personal influences in his life and discusses the atomic hypothesis. Duration: 9:48

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Table of Videos

  • Chapter 1: About Science
    • 1.1 Scientific Measurements
    • 1.2 Scientific Methods
    • 1.3 Science, Art, and Religion
    • 1.4 Science and Technology
    • 1.5 Physics - The Basic Science
    • 1.6 In Perspective
    • Math Corner: Sig Figs and Precision
  • Chapter 2: Newton's First Law
    • 2.1 Aristotle on Motion
    • 2.2 Galileo's Experiments
    • 2.3 Newton's First Law of Motion
    • 2.4 Net Force and Vectors
    • 2.5 The Equilibrium Rule
    • 2.6 Support Force
    • 2.7 Equilibrium of Moving Things
    • 2.8 The Moving Earth
  • Chapter 3: Linear Motion
    • 3.1 Motion is Relative
    • 3.2 Speed
    • 3.3 Velocity
    • 3.4 Acceleration
    • 3.5 Free Fall
    • 3.6 Velocity Vectors
  • Chapter 4: Newton's Second Law
    • 4.1 Force Causes Acceleration
    • 4.2 Friction
    • 4.3 Mass and Weight
    • 4.4 Newton’s Second Law of Motion
    • 4.5 When Acceleration Is g--Free Fall
    • 4.6 When Acceleration Is Less Than g--Nonfree Fall
  • Chapter 5: Newton's Third Law
    • 5.1 Forces and Interactions
    • 5.2 Newton’s Third Law of Motion
    • 5.3 Action and Reaction on Different Masses
    • 5.4 Vectors and the Third Law
    • 5.5 Summary of Newton’s Three Laws
  • Chapter 6: Momentum
    • 6.1 Momentum
    • 6.2 Impulse
    • 6.3 Impulse changes Momentum
    • 6.4 Bouncing
    • 6.5 Conservation of Momentum
    • 6.6 Collisions
    • 6.7 More Complicated Collisions
  • Chapter 7: Energy
    • 7.1 Work
    • 7.2 Potential Energy
    • 7.3 Kinetic Energy
    • 7.4 Work-Energy Theorem
    • 7.5 Conservation of Energy
    • 7.6 Machines
    • 7.7 Efficiency
    • 7.8 Sources of Energy
  • Chapter 8: Rotational Motion
    • 8.1 Circular Motion
    • 8.2 Rotational Inertia
    • 8.3 Torque
    • 8.4 Center of Mass and Center of Gravity
    • 8.5 Centripetal Force
    • 8.6 Centrifugal Force
    • 8.7 Angular Momentum
    • 8.8 Conservation of Angular Momentum
  • Chapter 9: Gravity
    • 9.1 The Universal Law of Gravity
    • 9.2 The Universal Gravitational Constant, G
    • 9.3 Gravity and Distance: The Inverse-Square Law
    • 9.4 Weight and Weightlessness
    • 9.5 Ocean Tides
    • 9.6 Gravitational Fields
    • 9.7 Black Holes
    • 9.8 Universal Gravitation
  • Chapter 10: Projectile and Satellite Motion
    • 10.1 Projectile Motion
    • 10.2 Fast-Moving Projectiles--Satellites
    • 10.3 Circular Satellite Orbits
    • 10.4 Elliptical Orbits
    • 10.5 Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion
    • 10.6 Energy Conservation and Satellite Motion
    • 10.7 Escape Speed
  • Chapter 11: The Atomic Nature of Matter
    • 11.1 The Atomic Hypothesis
    • 11.2 Characteristics of Atoms
    • 11.3 Atomic Imagery
    • 11.4 Atomic Structure
    • 11.5 The Periodic Table of the Elements
    • 11.6 Isotopes
    • 11.7 Compounds and Mixtures
    • 11.8 Molecules
    • 11.9 Antimatter
  • Chapter 12: Solids
    • 12.1 Crystal Structure
    • 12.2 Density
    • 12.3 Elasticity
    • 12.4 Tension and Compression
    • 12.5 Arches
    • 12.6 Scaling
  • Chapter 13: Liquids
    • 13.1 Pressure
    • 13.2 Pressure in a Liquid
    • 13.3 Buoyancy
    • 13.4 Archimedes’ Principle
    • 13.5 What Makes an Object Sink or Float?
    • 13.6 Flotation
    • 13.7 Pascal’s Principle
    • 13.8 Surface Tension
    • 13.9 Capillarity
  • Chapter 14: Gases
    • 14.1 The Atmosphere
    • 14.2 Atmospheric Pressure
    • 14.3 Boyle’s Law
    • 14.4 Buoyancy of Air
    • 14.5 Bernoulli’s Principle
    • 14.6 Plasma
  • Chapter 15: Temp, Heat, and Expansion
    • 15.1 Temperature
    • 15.2 Heat
    • 15.3 Specific Heat Capacity
    • 15.4 The High Specific Heat Capacity of Water
    • 15.5 Thermal Expansion
  • Chapter 16: Heat Transfer
    • 16.1 Conduction
    • 16.2 Convection
    • 16.3 Radiation
    • 16.4 Newton’s Law of Cooling
    • 16.5 The Greenhouse Effect
    • 16.6 Climate Change
    • 16.7 Solar Power
    • 16.8 Controlling Heat Transfer
  • Chapter 17: Change of Phase
    • 17.1 Phases of Matter
    • 17.2 Evaporation
    • 17.3 Condensation
    • 17.4 Boiling
    • 17.5 Melting and Freezing
    • 17.6 Energy and Changes of Phase
  • Chapter 18: Thermodynamics
    • 18.1 Thermodynamics
    • 18.2 Absolute Zero
    • 18.3 First Law of Thermodynamics
    • 18.4 Adiabatic Processes
    • 18.5 Meteorology and the First Law
    • 18.6 Second Law of Thermodynamics
    • 18.7 Energy Tends to Disperse
    • 18.8 Entropy
  • Chapter 19: Vibrations and Waves
    • 19.1 Good Vibrations
    • 19.2 Wave Description
    • 19.3 Wave Motion
    • 19.4 Wave Speed
    • 19.5 Wave Interference
    • 19.6 Doppler Effect
    • 19.7 Bow Waves
    • 19.8 Shock Waves
  • Chapter 20: Sound
    • 20.1 Nature of Sound
    • 20.2 Sound in Air
    • 20.3 Reflection of Sound
    • 20.4 Refraction of Sound
    • 20.5 Forced Vibrations
    • 20.6 Resonance
    • 20.7 Interference
    • 20.8 Beats
  • Chapter 21: Musical Sounds
    • 21.1 Noise and Music
    • 21.2 Pitch
    • 21.3 Sound Intensity and Loudness
    • 21.4 Quality
    • 21.5 Musical Instruments
    • 21.6 Fourier Analysis
    • 21.7 From Analog to Digital
  • Chapter 22: Electrostatics
    • 22.1 Electricity
    • 22.2 Electric Charges
    • 22.3 Conservation of Charge
    • 22.4 Coulomb's Law
    • 22.5 Conductors and Insulators
    • 22.6 Charging
    • 22.7 Charge Polarization
    • 22.8 Electric Field
    • 22.9 Electric Potential
  • Chapter 23: Electric Current
    • 23.1 Flow of Charge and Electric Current
    • 23.2 Voltage Sources
    • 23.3 Electrical Resistance
    • 23.4 Ohm’s Law
    • 23.5 Direct Current and Alternating Current
    • 23.6 Speed and Source of Electrons in a Circuit
    • 23.7 Electric Power
    • 23.8 Lamps
    • 23.9 Electric Circuits
  • Chapter 24: Magnetism
    • 24.1 Magnetism
    • 24.2 Magnetic Poles
    • 24.3 Magnetic Fields
    • 24.4 Magnetic Domains
    • 24.5 Electric Currents and Magnetic Fields
    • 24.6 Electromagnets
    • 24.7 Magnetic Forces
    • 24.8 Earth’s Magnetic Field
    • 24.9 Biomagnetism
  • Chapter 25: Electromagnetic Induction
    • 25.1 Electromagnetic Induction
    • 25.2 Faraday’s Law
    • 25.3 Generators and Alternating Current
    • 25.4 Power Production
    • 25.5 Transformers
    • 25.6 Self-Induction
    • 25.7 Power Transmission
    • 25.8 Field Induction
  • Chapter 26: Properties of Light
    • 26.1 Electromagnetic Waves
    • 26.2 Electromagnetic Wave Velocity
    • 26.3 The Electromagnetic Spectrum
    • 26.4 Transparent Materials
    • 26.5 Opaque Materials
    • 26.6 Seeing Light - The Eye
  • Chapter 27: Color
    • 27.1 Color in Our World
    • 27.2 Selective Reflection
    • 27.3 Selective Transmission
    • 27.4 Mixing Colored Lights
    • 27.5 Mixing Colored Pigments
    • 27.6 Why the Sky Is Blue
    • 27.7 Why Sunsets Are Red
    • 27.8 Why Clouds Are White
    • 27.9 Why Water Is Greenish Blue
  • Chapter 28: Reflection and Refraction
    • 28.1 Reflection
    • 28.2 Law of Reflection
    • 28.3 Refraction
    • 28.4 Cause of Refraction
    • 28.5 Dispersion and Rainbows
    • 28.6 Total Internal Reflection
    • 28.7 Lenses
    • 28.8 Lens Defects
  • Chapter 29: Light Waves
    • 29.1 Huygens’ Principle
    • 29.2 Diffraction
    • 29.3 Superposition and Interference
    • 29.4 Thin-Film Interference
    • 29.5 Polarization
    • 29.6 Holography
  • Chapter 30: Light Emission
    • 30.1 Light Emission
    • 30.2 Excitation
    • 30.3 Emission Spectra
    • 30.4 Incandescence
    • 30.5 Absorption Spectra
    • 30.6 Fluorescence
    • 30.7 Phosphorescence
    • 30.8 Lamps
    • 30.9 Lasers
  • Chapter 31: Light Quanta
    • 31.1 Birth of the Quantum Theory
    • 31.2 Quantization and Planck’s Constant
    • 31.3 Photoelectric Effect
    • 31.4 Wave–Particle Duality
    • 31.5 Double-Slit Experiment
    • 31.6 Particles as Waves: Electron Diffraction
    • 31.7 Uncertainty Principle
    • 31.8 Complementarity
  • Chapter 32: The Atom and the Quantum
    • 32.1 Discovery of the Atomic Nucleus
    • 32.2 Discovery of the Electron
    • 32.3 Atomic Spectra: Clues to Atomic Structure
    • 32.4 Bohr Model of the Atom
    • 32.5 Explanation of Quantized Energy Levels: Electron Waves
    • 32.6 Quantum Mechanics
    • 32.7 Correspondence Principle
  • Chapter 33: The Atomic Nucleus
    • 33.1 X-Rays and Radioactivity
    • 33.2 Alpha, Beta, and Gamma Rays
    • 33.3 Environmental Radiation
    • 33.4 The Atomic Nucleus and the Strong Force
    • 33.5 Radioactive Half-Life
    • 33.6 Radiation Detectors
    • 33.7 Transmutation of Elements
    • 33.8 Radiometric Dating
  • Chapter 34: Nuclear Fission and Fusion
    • 34.1 Nuclear Fission
    • 34.2 Nuclear Fission Reactors
    • 34.3 The Breeder Reactor
    • 34.4 Fission Power
    • 34.5 Mass–Energy Equivalence
    • 34.6 Nuclear Fusion
    • 34.7 Controlling Fusion
  • Chapter 35: Special Theory of Relativity
    • 35.1 Motion Is Relative
    • 35.2 Postulates of the Special Theory of Relativity
    • 35.3 Simultaneity
    • 35.4 Spacetime and Time Dilation
    • 35.5 Addition of Velocities
    • 35.6 Length Contraction
    • 35.7 Relativistic Momentum
    • 35.8 Mass, Energy, and E = mc(2)
    • 35.9 The Correspondence Principle
  • Chapter 36: General Theory of Relativity
    • 36.1 Principle of Equivalence
    • 36.2 Bending of Light by Gravity
    • 36.3 Gravity and Time: Gravitational Red Shift
    • 36.4 Gravity and Space: Motion of Mercury
    • 36.5 Gravity, Space, and a New Geometry
    • 36.6 Gravitational Waves
    • 36.7 Newtonian and Einsteinian Gravitation
    • Physics Review

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