ECN Forum Forums Technical Discussion Electrical Theory and Applications Do electrons Oscillate?

Charged. [UIA]
Discharged. ["You can go home now, son."]
Positive. [Breathaliser test.]
Capacity. [2 shots?]
Resistance. [I gotta go!]
Ohms Law. ["What time d'ya call this!?"]


Brain cells!? We don't need no stinkin' ....

What was the topic anyway?

Alan

Bad news dudes & dudettes – although you never know if continued experimentation might be enough to change the facts in our favor, but here’s the deal. It turns out that there is a small difference between a food calorie and a heat calorie. You see, 1 food calorie equals 1,000 heat calories. The scotch and water that contains a few hundred food calories actually contains a few hundred thousand heat calories. So the action of raising the temperature of the liquid from 32º to 98.6º hardly puts a dent in the sugar load, and in addition to the murderation of more brain cells, we’re packing on poundage by the ounce.

On to a couple of small points.


I believe it is the number of protons in a nucleus of an atom that determines the kind of atom, or element. The difference between gold and mercury is 1 proton, between gold and lead is 3 protons. For any given element, the number of neutrons in the nucleus varies (isotopes), and the number of orbiting electrons is (sometimes) changeable, but the number of protons is firmly fixed (barring a nuclear reaction) and determines the element.

Edge – I’m going to respectfully differ with you and stand by my statement that atoms would generally prefer, or feel more complete, with 8 electrons in the outer shell. This is an entirely separate thing apart from electrical charge balancing where electrons = protons. If there are only 7 or 6, as in the case of oxygen, the substance is highly reactive, attracting other atoms into an electron sharing arrangement. If there is, say, only 1, as in copper, silver & gold, that 1 can drift away with the greatest of ease, even though it leaves the atom electrically unbalanced. This sense of completeness with 8 electrons in the outer shell is stronger than the electrical forces. If a substance does happen to have 8 electrons in the outer shell, it is chemically unreactive (inert).


I believe a more applicable term is ‘converted’. Energy is not used, destroyed, and no new energy is ever created – it is simply converted from one form to another. Like electric energy to mechanical energy (motor) or light & heat energies (incandescent light).

I believe it is time for some more experimenting . . . . .
Radar

Oops! I went from memory, and should have thought about that more before I posted. I agree with your comments on the 8 electrons in the outer shell of the atom. My apologies. I knew I should have taken my Ginko Biloba this morning!

Sorry that I couldn't hang around but we're having a valance problem with a molecule. It seems as in a couple of electrons have skipped town and causing the molecule to have a reaction. Maybe they eloped and married a semiconductor and had dopes as kids.

(decides to take Radar up on his test. Drinks scotch and waters in an attempt to loose wieght.Falls off bar stool, and hits head on the floor.And nows sees all the molecules in pretty colors)

Dnk....

Perhaps the experimentation should not be limited to scotch. As Alan noted, there are many other substances crying out to be tested. We need to apply some organization to this tho.

Guys, check this out....
http://www.electricalknowledge.com/basicelectricity1.asp


Dnk...

Dnk -thanks for the link- now if anyone asks about atomic numbers or weights or electrons' valency bands etc., I'll be all primed up. Speakin' of which.....
Calvados!!! [ Apple brandy ]. I have access to a 1944 vintage, laid down as a celebration by a friend's grandpa when a whole bunch of American GIs and Tommies came through here headed East in a hurry. There's still half a tun left, practically pure Ethanol requiring dilution 50-50 [and no naked flames!]
Not to worry about supplies, the old boys are continuing to operate their still and attend to the ancient gnarled cider-apple trees!
Or then there's Cognac; We've made several visits to Old Cognac Town over the last 33 odd years. Hennessey offer the best visit, with a conducted tour of the site to see the processs, a film show, a short boat trip down the Charante river to view the chais, [brandy warehouses]. All free. Martell can be squeezed in later in the day after a good lunch! Unfortunately the spoilsports in the EU at Brussels now ban us [ for safety reasons!!! ] from entering the warehouses themselves. When you could go in, 20 minutes breathing the 'Angels Share',[ the alcohol and fusel-oil vapors, all part of the aging process ], gave you quite a kick! As to taking a tumble off a barstool, it's a well-known fact that alcohol provides an invisible suit of rubber armor - you can fall down stairs and bounce up unscathed. It's sober peeps who break their legs and stuff.
All in the interests of scientific investigation, of course.

Alan

>>All free<<<

If its free. it's for me....


Dnk...