Does Molecular Mass Greatly Affect Boiling and Melting Points? (author response)

Ion calorimetry: Using mass spectrometry to measure melting points.

Calorimetry measurements have been used to probe the melting of aluminum cluster cations with 63 to 83 atoms. Heat capacities were determined as a function of temperature (from 150 to 1050 K) for size-selected cluster ions using an approach based on multicollision-induced dissociation. The experimental method is described in detail and the assumptions are critically evaluated. Most of the alumi...

Does caffeine affect the response of blood lactate to desensitization activities in young swimmers?

Background: Caffeine is considered as one of the most nutritional supplements and the most consuming stimulant among athletes. Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of caffeine on blood lactate response following exhaustive activities in the chest and chest bite of young male swimmers. Methods: This quasi-experimental study was performed and 16 male young swimmers w...

Does life history affect molecular evolutionary rates?

Investigation of Melting by Molecular Dynamics Simulation

The melting of a 64 ion microcrystal of KCI was studied by means of a molecular dynamics computer simulation. We used a central pair interaction with an inverse power law repulsion. The thermodynamics, kinetic and structural properties such as melting temperature, latent heat, mean square displacement, diffusion constant, radial distribution function and bond angle distribution are calculated. ...

Molecular Dynamics Simulation of the Melting Process in Au15Ag40 Nanoalloys

In this study the operations of melting of Au15Ag40 nanoalloy have been studied using the molecular dynamic simulations through the Gupta multiparticle potential and the nonergodicity of simulations is eliminated by the multiple histogram method. The melting characteristics are determined by the analysis of variations in the potential energy. The calculations indicate that the melting of Au15Ag...