2006-07-31 07:22:54 · 14 answers · asked by krash 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
for ideal gases this is theoritically possible at 0 kelvin. however second law of thermodynamics prevents us from reaching absolute zero.
2006-07-31 08:00:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
MY NOTE: Well, not every material shrink while freezing. Consider water - it's doing exactly the opposite!
MY ANSWER: It is Not possible. Among many grounds is this: because the atoms get pushed from another, if they are too close to each other.
On the other side, ice can also evaporate. That's why theoretically it is possible for some materials to be frozen for a long time and then gradually disappear - of evaporation.
2006-07-31 14:29:45 · answer #2 · answered by Crastane 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the process of freezing, and getting colder is really the slowing down of the motion in the atoms. In your theory, known as absolute zero, the atoms would be motionless, however they would still have mass, so they would not disappear. As a side note to the liquid answer above, water is the only liquid that expands when it freezes, everything else shrinks. Call it a miracle of god if you want. All other liquids freeze and any substance can be liquid if it is the right temperature.
2006-07-31 14:44:03 · answer #3 · answered by Barry M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not per se, no. We can get some things to near absolute zero, in which state they tend to clump togetherand act as one big atom. But, no, I don't think we can make things disappear. You can't destroy matter/energy, only change its form.
Also, not all materials shrink when frozen. Water has the interesting property that it expands when frozen, due to its molecular structure. Rather odd, but true. And that's how a lot of erosion happens. Water seeps into cracks, freezes and expands in winter, thus widening the crack. It melts in the spring, collects in the fall, freezes and expands in the winter, widening the crack. Ad infinitum.
2006-07-31 15:39:46 · answer #4 · answered by Michael Gmirkin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lowering the temperature of a gas causes the volume will shrink.
Lowering the temperature of an "ideal" gas to absolute zero (0 Kelvin) causes the volume would shrink to zero.
However, there is no such thing as a perfect ideal gas.
Since all matter is made of atoms and all atoms have volume, there is no way to shrink something down to zero volume.
2006-07-31 15:00:38 · answer #5 · answered by mrjeffy321 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the ideal gas law, PV=nrT it is possible to shrink something down to zero volume. But since we can't get to absolute zero, right now anyway, and real objects do not behave like ideal gases it is impossible.
2006-07-31 14:28:07 · answer #6 · answered by mr.quark 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've always known liquids to expand when frozen. What kind of material are you freezing, anyway?
2006-07-31 14:25:51 · answer #7 · answered by atomictulip 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes when we cool down metal it shrinks, but to the extent of invisible it is not possible,
actually every material consist of molecules(known as mass) and have free space, the molecules is get closer when we cool it down which makes shrinkage,so it is not possible to shrink the mass of any object
2006-07-31 14:32:38 · answer #8 · answered by Aseem M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water ice floats--it is less dense. Nevertheless, most substances contract as they are cooled. The atoms take up less space because they are not jiggling around as much. Nevertheless, even at absolute zero, they take up space.
2006-07-31 14:31:20 · answer #9 · answered by Benjamin N 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you cannot make something dissapear by freezing it.
There is one law (I think it is Newton's law of conservation)
No matter can be created or destroyed.
If it disappeared, I think that would mean it was destroyed.
2006-07-31 14:28:15 · answer #10 · answered by Sleeping Beauty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋