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  2. Negative mass - Wikipedia

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    In theoretical physics, negative mass is a hypothetical type of exotic matter whose mass is of opposite sign to the mass of normal matter, e.g. −1 kg. [1] [2] Such matter would violate one or more energy conditions and exhibit strange properties such as the oppositely oriented acceleration for an applied force orientation.

  3. Molecular diffusion - Wikipedia

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    If there is a change in the potential energy of a system; for example μ 1 >μ 2 (μ is Chemical potential) an energy flow will occur from S 1 to S 2, because nature always prefers low energy and maximum entropy. Molecular diffusion is typically described mathematically using Fick's laws of diffusion.

  4. Binding energy - Wikipedia

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    This missing mass may be lost during the process of binding as energy in the form of heat or light, with the removed energy corresponding to the removed mass through Einstein's equation E = mc 2. In the process of binding, the constituents of the system might enter higher energy states of the nucleus/atom/molecule while retaining their mass ...

  5. Mass diffusivity - Wikipedia

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    E A is the activation energy for diffusion (in J/mol), T is the absolute temperature (in K), R ≈ 8.31446 J/(mol⋅K) is the universal gas constant. Diffusion in crystalline solids, termed lattice diffusion, is commonly regarded to occur by two distinct mechanisms, [3] interstitial and substitutional or vacancy diffusion.

  6. Second law of thermodynamics - Wikipedia

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    This is a consequence of the first law of thermodynamics, as for the total system's energy to remain the same; + = (+) =, so therefore = (), where (1) the sign convention of heat is used in which heat entering into (leaving from) an engine is positive (negative) and (2) is obtained by the definition of efficiency of the engine when the engine ...

  7. Conservation of mass - Wikipedia

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    This later indeed proved to be possible, although it was eventually to be the first artificial nuclear transmutation reaction in 1932, demonstrated by Cockcroft and Walton, that proved the first successful test of Einstein's theory regarding mass loss with energy gain. The law of conservation of mass and the analogous law of conservation of ...

  8. Activation energy - Wikipedia

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    This is possible due to a release of energy that occurs when the substrate binds to the active site of a catalyst. This energy is known as Binding Energy. Upon binding to a catalyst, substrates partake in numerous stabilizing forces while within the active site (e.g. hydrogen bonding or van der Waals forces). Specific and favorable bonding ...

  9. Heat capacity - Wikipedia

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    If a temperature is defined by the average kinetic energy, then the system therefore can be said to have a negative heat capacity. [11] A more extreme version of this occurs with black holes. According to black-hole thermodynamics, the more mass and energy a black hole absorbs, the