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P. B. Venuto (Mobil Oil Corp., Paulsboro, N. J. 08034) In your second slide, you showed a plot of catalytic activity vs. number of catalytic sites for an ammonium-exchanged Y system. In this slide, catalytic activity did not increase in a simple linear relationship rather, it increased greatly at the higher site concentrations. Do you attribute this to the appearance of sites with higher energy (different type sites) or to the "collective action of sites of similar types ... 

One option to develop artificial muscles is the use of electroactive polymers (EAPs) or electroactive composite structures based on polymers. These materials or stmctures are able to convert electrical energy into mechanical energy. Different types of materials and stmctores with different properties are explored for many applications (Bar-Cohen, 2004). 

Long ago, fuel cells ceased to be a scientific and technical curiosity or mere examples for a possible direct conversion of the chentical energy of different fuels to electrical energy. Different types of fuel cells are now manufactured in tens and hundreds of pieces, and some will soon number several thousand. Production figures counted in the millions are not now beyond reach, in view of portable and transport needs. This calls for formulating documents on legislation and standardization addressing the conditions of fuel cell use (e.g., questions of safety) as well as of fuel cell construction. 

The dependencies described are sufficient for designing the different types of ultrasonic transducers for testing by surface waves. The constant transmission of acoustic energy is provided. 

It was shown by several workers that in this case the first-order Jahn-Teller distortion is due to an ej vibration, and that the second-order distortion vanishes. Therefore, in terms of simple Jahn-Teller theoi, the moat around the symmetric point should be a Mexican hat type, without secondary minima. This expectation was borne out by high-level quantum chemical calculations, which showed that the energy difference between the two expected C2v structures ( A2 and Bi) were indeed very small [73]. 

Structures III and IV that have different spin-pairing schemes are expected to be higher in energy than type-I because of the strain introduced by the cyclopropyl rings. They may be anchors for secondary conical intersections around the most symmetric one. 

Terms in the energy expression that describe how one motion of the molecule affects another are called cross terms. A cross term commonly used is a stretch-bend term, which describes how equilibrium bond lengths tend to shift as bond angles are changed. Some force fields have no cross terms and may compensate for this by having sophisticated electrostatic functions. The MM4 force field is at the opposite extreme with nine different types of cross terms. 

The parameters in the original parameterization are adjusted in order to reproduce the correct results. These results are generally molecular geometries and energy differences. They may be obtained from various types of experimental results or ah initio calculations. The sources of these correct results can also be a source of error. Ah initio results are only correct to some degree of accuracy. Likewise, crystal structures are influenced by crystal-packing forces. 

Once a rubberband is stretched beyond its elastic region, it becomes much harder to stretch and soon breaks. At this point, the polymer chains are linear and more energy must be applied to slide chains past one another and break bonds. Thus, determining the energy required to break the material requires a different type of simulation. 

The CIS and trans forms of 1 2 dimethylcyclopropane are stereoisomers Stereoisomers are isomers that have their atoms bonded m the same order—that is they have the same constitution but they differ m the arrangement of atoms m space Stereoiso mers of the cis-trans type are sometimes referred to as geometric isomers You learned m Section 2 18 that constitutional isomers could differ m stability What about stereoisomers We can measure the energy difference between as and trans 1 2 dimethylcyclo propane by comparing their heats of combustion As illustrated m Figure 3 20 the two compounds are isomers and so the difference m their heats of combustion is a direct measure of the difference m their energies Because the heat of combustion of trans 1 2 dimethylcyclopropane is 5 kJ/mol (12 kcal/mol) less than that of its cis stereoisomer it follows that trans 1 2 dimethylcyclopropane is 5 kJ/mol (12 kcal/mol) more stable than as 1 2 dimethylcyclopropane... 

Similarly by comparing the bond dissociation energies of the two different types of C—H bonds m 2 methylpropane we see that a tertiary radical is 30 kJ/mol (7 kcal/ mol) more stable than a primary radical... 

The total potential energy of adsorption interaction may be subdivided into parts representing contributions of the different types of interactions between adsorbed molecules and adsorbents. Adopting the terminology of Barrer (3), the total energy of interaction is the sum of contributions... 

Lead azide is not readily dead-pressed, ie, pressed to a point where it can no longer be initiated. However, this condition is somewhat dependent on the output of the mixture used to ignite the lead azide and the degree of confinement of the system. Because lead azide is a nonconductor, it may be mixed with flaked graphite to form a conductive mix for use in low energy electric detonators. A number of different types of lead azide have been prepared to improve its handling characteristics and performance and to decrease sensitivity. In addition to the dextrinated lead azide commonly used in the United States, service lead azide, which contains a minimum of 97% lead azide and no protective colloid, is used in the United Kingdom. Other varieties include colloidal lead azide (3—4 pm), poly(vinyl alcohol)-coated lead azide, and British RE) 1333 and RE) 1343 lead azide which is precipitated in the presence of carboxymethyl cellulose (88—92). 

The chemical characteristics of biomass vary over a broad range because of the many different types of species. Table 8 compares the typical analyses and energy contents of land- and water-based biomass, ie, wood, grass, kelp, and water hyacinth, and waste biomass, ie, manure, urban refuse, and primary sewage sludge, with those of cellulose, peat, and bituminous coal. Pure cellulose, a representative primary photosynthetic product, has a carbon content of... 

Liquid Helium-4. Quantum mechanics defines two fundamentally different types of particles bosons, which have no unpaired quantum spins, and fermions, which do have unpaired spins. Bosons are governed by Bose-Einstein statistics which, at sufficiently low temperatures, allow the particles to coUect into a low energy quantum level, the so-called Bose-Einstein condensation. Fermions, which include electrons, protons, and neutrons, are governed by Fermi-DHac statistics which forbid any two particles to occupy exactly the same quantum state and thus forbid any analogue of Bose-Einstein condensation. Atoms may be thought of as assembHes of fermions only, but can behave as either fermions or bosons. If the total number of electrons, protons, and neutrons is odd, the atom is a fermion if it is even, the atom is a boson. 

For current consoHdation, the basic circuits, used at each of the multiple power take-off points, are stacked into a Christmas tree topology to form a single power take-off terminal pair. Scale-up of these devices to commercial sizes is not expected to be a problem, as standard electrical components are available for all sizes considered. A different type of consoHdation scheme developed (117), uses dc to ac converters to connect the individual electrodes to the consoHdation point. The current from each electrode can be individually controUed by the converter, which can either absorb energy from or deHver energy to the path between the electrode and the consoHdation point. This scheme offers the potential capabiHty of controlling the current level of each electrode pair. 

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