Density of hot Water
Most recent answer: 10/22/2007
Q:
if at 4 Kelvin the densiity of water is 1000kg/m^3 and at 20 .99823km/m^3 what is density at 10^11 Kelvin? is there a constant rate? are there similar densities in the universe today?
- devon hunt (age 20)
costa mesa ca
- devon hunt (age 20)
costa mesa ca
A:
I cant tell for sure if youre kidding. 10^11 K is VERY hot. Not only
would the water molecules fall apart, but so would the hydrogen and
oxygen atoms. At that temperature you dont even have a fixed number of
electrons, since electron-positron pairs are popping in and out of
existence. At any rate, knowing the temperature isnt enough to know
the density, since youd have to know at least the pressure as well. At
T= 10^11 K, it doesnt sound exactly like ordinary room conditions, so
it wouldnt make sense to assume that the pressure was around one
atmosphere. I cant think of anything that hot in the current universe,
since the centers of stars run around 10^7 K. Maybe things get that hot
in some supernova or other special object. If you want to follow up,
well check with an astrophysicist.
Mike W.
Mike W.
(published on 10/22/2007)