the three states of matter model

1. Add HEAT or remove HEAT by clicking on the corresponding buttons.

2. remove the HEAT from the system of particles until they stick together tightly. write down the arbitary temperature at which is occurs.

3. add HEAT until the temperature is about = 280 K and describe the particles behavior in terms of the speed(s), their closeness to each other.

4. add HEAT until the temperature is about = 400 K and describe the particles behavior in terms of the speed(s), their closeness to each other.

5. describe a molecular kinetic model that could be a suitable way of describing states of matter in real life based on your experiences with this computer model.

Other interesting fun activities

1. this model follows the color association of BLUE to RED being of low to high temperature

2. gravity slider allows user to experience the effects of gravity

3. leave me a Google+ comment/question/requests etc here http://weelookang.blogspot.sg/2014/10/ejss-three-state-of-matter-model.html

Creator

The Molecular Dynamics JavaScript Performance Model is made by Wolfgang Christian and Paco, computes the trajectory of particles acted on by a Lennard-Jones force. This simulation is designed to test the speed of a computationally intensive JavaScript model. The user can vary the number of particles, the number of frames per second, and the number of Verlet steps between frames. The actual number of Verlet steps per frame is shown.

Note

If the model becomes unstable, reset the model and reduce the computational (Verlet) timestep Δt.