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Figure 9-1 shows the addition of solid iodine to a mixture of water and alcohol. At first the liquid is colorless but very quickly a reddish color appears near the solid. Stirring the liquid causes swirls of the reddish color to move out— solid iodine is dissolving to become part of the liquid. Changes are evident the liquid takes on an increasing color and the pieces of solid iodine diminish in size as time passes. Finally, however, the color stops changing (see Figure 9-1). Solid is still present but the pieces of iodine no longer diminish in size. Since we can detect no more evidence of change, we say that the system is at equilibrium. Equilibrium is characterized by constancy of macroscopic properties ...

By direct visual observation we can watch the contents of these two bulbs approach the constancy of macroscopic properties (in this case,, color) that indicates equilibrium. In bulb A equilibrium was approached by the dissociation of > N2Qi, reaction (4) in bulb B it was approached by the opposite reaction, reaction (5). Here it is clear why the color of each bulb stopped changing at the particular hue characteristic of the equilibrium state at 25°C. The reaction between N02 and N204 can proceed in both directions ... 

Apart from the tunable color emission covering the full visible range, there are several other aspects supporting the interest in PTs for PLEDs. PTs are examples of classical conjugated polymers with intrinsic one-dimensionality of the polymer chain. Alignment can induce anisotropy in macroscopic properties such as electron transport or optical properties. Polarized... 

The organized structures give to the aqueous phases new macroscopic properties like iridescent colors, viscoelasticity, gel character, a yield stress, and, between crossed polarizers, beautifully colored patterns that make the order in the samples visible. The self-organization of the surfactant molecules is simply a result of the hydrophobic and electrostatic interaction between the individual molecules and the micellar structures. The size of the micellar structures, as in the case of small imUamellar vesicles, can be extremely monodisperse, even though one vesicle consists of hrmdreds of surfactant molecules. 

Gold is a noble metal of very special characteristics that make it unique. It displays a reddish yellow color it is soft, ductile, manageable, and a good conductor of heat and electricity. With exception of its color, we can find similar macroscopic properties in many other metals of the Periodic Table. Nevertheless, it has been present in man s life since the earliest civilizations and has occupied an important place in the history of mankind for >7000 years. 

The use of edible films in food products packaging will depend on their functional properties, viscoelasticity, optical properties (color and opacity) and water vapor permeability, that depend on the structural cohesion of the polymer, considering the effect of the formulation on the structure of the macro-molecules.17,18 A macroscopic parameter, sometimes ignored, that could influence these films properties is their thickness.17,19... 

Matter can be broadly classified into three types—elements, compounds, and mixtures. An element is the simplest type of matter with unique physical and chemical properties. An element consists of only one kind of atom. Therefore, it cannot be broken down into a simpler type of matter by any physical or chemical methods. An element is one kind of pure substance (or just substance), matter whose composition is fixed. Each element has a name, such as silicon, oxygen, or copper. A sample of silicon contains only silicon atoms. A key point to remember is that the macroscopic properties of a piece of silicon, such as color, density, and combustibility, are different from those of a piece of copper because silicon atoms are different from copper atoms in other words, each element is unique because the properties of its atoms are unique. 

Chemistry is devoted to the understanding of macroscopic observations in terms of molecular behavior. Chemists observe a compound with one set of physical properties and by chemical reaction transform it to another compound with a different set of physical properties, such as melting point, boiling point, density, color, odor, and spectra. Chemists explain these macroscopic properties on the basis of molecular structure, regardless of whether they observe the compound in the gas phase, as a dilute solution, or as a solid. 

Macroscopic Properties. In many cases macroscopic properties of molecular and thick adsorbate layers or electrode coatings are closely related to their chemical composition and thickness. They are also related to several application-related parameters, e.g. color, conductivity or state of passivity. 

The dimensions, shape, aspect ratio, and other morphology characteristics influence the macroscopic properties of the materials. The microstmcture of particles is frequently used to explain the viscoelastic, electric, magnetic, and optical properties. In the field of composites, microscopy is essential to measure the shape and size of particle filler inside of the polymer, but it is important to determine particle distribution, segregation, and characteristics of the interface, hi the field of colloidal polymers, the properties of particles can be studied to explain the stability, rheology, color, and coalescence. The main techniques used to characterize the microscopic stracture of polymers are scanning electron miaoscopy (SEM), TEM, scanning probe microscopy (SPM), and their related techniques. 

One further element in this group, astatine, has been discovered but only a handful of atoms of it have ever been isolated. Its macroscopic properties, such as the color of the element, therefore remain unknown. 

Percolation theory rationalizes sizes and distribution of connected black and white domains and the effects of cluster formation on macroscopic properties, for example, electric conductivity of a random composite or diffusion coefficient of a porous rock. A percolation cluster is defined by a set of connected sites of one color (e.g., white ) surrounded by percolation sites of the complementary color (i.e., black ). If p is sufficiently small, the size of any connected cluster is likely to be small compared to the size of the sample. There will be no continuously connected path between the opposite faces of the sample. On the other hand, the network should be entirely connected if p is close to 1. Therefore, at some well-defined intermediate value of p, the percolation threshold, pc, a transition occurs in the topological structure of the percolation network that transforms it from a system of disconnected white clusters to a macroscopically connected system. In an infinite lattice, the site percolation threshold is the smallest occupation probability p of sites, at which an infinite cluster of white sites emerges. 

Consider, for example, colloidal particles, i.e., particles that are too small to display the properties of macroscopic objects, say, <0.01 mm, and too large to behave like atoms and small molecules, approximately >10,000 pm. These colloidal particles move under electric fields, and if they are pigments, electric fields can be used to guide the colloidal particles to deposit upon metals and color them. The hues formed in this way may be more permanent than paint. But why do the particles move The... 

Blends of polymers can pose their own unique problems as well. An example is where colorants exhibit preferential dispersion to one of the polymer phases. The other polymer phase remains virtually uncolored. Macroscopically, this may not be a problem as the molded part appears uniformly colored. But even at this level, if wall thickness is very thin, color striations may become apparent. Other performance measures may be adversely affected as well. At the microscopic level, since all of the colorant is dispersed in one phase, impact strength and other properties may be reduced at pigment concentrations that are much lower than expected. This would primarily occur in blends where the colorant prefers the resin phase that provides the toughness to the blend. 

In 1997,1 met Bernadette Bensaude, the well-known French philosopher of science, whose work is motivated by the history of chemistry. We struck up a conversation about Paneth and his view of the elements which is the subject of one of the classic papers in philosophy of chemistry written in German and translated by his son Heinz Post (Paneth 1962)7. The gist of Paneth s paper is that the chemist must adopt an intermediate position between the fully reductive view afforded by quantum mechanics and a naively realistic view that dwells on colors, smells, and such-like properties of macroscopic chemistry. In that paper, Paneth is concerned with how elements are to be regarded and he upholds a dual view of elements as unobservable basic substances on one hand and observable simple substances on the other. This he claims resolves a major puzzle in the philosophical understanding of substance, namely how it is that an element can survive in its compounds although the properties of the compound appear to bear very little resemblance to those of the element. 

Macroscopic Appearance Appearing as a granular or powdery bluish green mold, often with a broad whitish rim of new growth. Some species, less frequently encountered, are whitish, yellowish or even reddish in color. Many species exude droplets of fluid from their surfaces having antibiotic properties. 

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