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.
The different numbers of protons and electrons in an atom is what creates different elements
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).
when the electrical energy wave is sent to a bulb filament, the electrical energy is used, or destroyed, to produce light
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 . . . . .
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