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Parent topics

• Thermodynamics [r]: The statistical description of the properties of molecular systems [e]

Subtopics

• Physics [r]: The study of forces and energies in space and time. [e]
• Chemistry [r]: The science of matter, or of the electrical or electrostatical interactions of matter. [e]
• Engineering [r]: The profession in which a knowledge of the mathematical and natural sciences gained by study, experience and practice is applied with judgment to develop ways to economically use the materials and forces of nature for the benefit of mankind. [e]

Other related topics

• Bar (unit) [r]: One of the units of pressure measurement. [e]
• Boiling point [r]: The temperature at which the vapor pressure of the liquid equals the external environmental pressure surrounding the liquid and the liquid initiates boiling. [e]
• U.S. customary units [r]: The units of measurement that are currently used in the United States. [e]
• Partial pressure [r]: The pressure which each gas in a gas mixture would have if it alone occupied the same volume at the same temperature. [e]
• Pascal (unit) [r]: The SI unit of pressure; the force of one newton acting uniformly over an area of one square metre. [e]
• Reference conditions of gas temperature and pressure [r]: The temperature and pressure conditions that define the density of a gas and serve to document a stated gas volume. [e]
• Temperature [r]: A fundamental quantity in physics - describes how warm or cold a system is. [e]
• Vapor pressure [r]: The pressure of a vapor in equilibrium with its liquid or solid phase. [e]