I know that absolute zero is when molecules stop moving, but why would the movement of molecules stop the temperature from getting colder? Couldn't the temperature get infinitely cold without molecules playing any sort of role in the process?
2007-03-27 13:34:35 · 8 answers · asked by Jerse 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Because increases or decreases in temperature correspond directly to molecular ENERGY. Once molecules lose ALL their ENERGY (i.e. stop moving), by definition they can't lose any more energy. So, no, in the material universe as we know it, it can't get any colder than when all molecular movement is reduced to zero.
2007-03-27 13:39:54 · answer #1 · answered by dreamed1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At absolute zero all molecular motion stops. If there was an atom at such a temperature you would know it's position (where it is resting) and it's momentum (mass x velocity = zero because it is not moving). This breaks the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle which states that you can not know both the exact position and the exact momentum (speed) of a particle.
2007-03-29 04:47:21 · answer #2 · answered by bigshooter 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Absolute zero is when the energy has been removed and there's nothing left to remove. Temperature is a measurement of the motion of atoms and molecules, and when you've taken away all the motion, there isn't anything left to remove.
2007-03-27 20:43:28 · answer #3 · answered by Isaac Laquedem 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like the way you think. Can you travel faster then light, Is light a particle of some kind,Does gravity have Mass? Is The mind capable of separating from the body what about intuition? have you thought about these things ? ( God) ? I think these barriers have yet to be breached . Different dimensions, time travel? Its inquiring minds like yours that will find these answers.Sorry I couldn't give you a text book answer. No one Has written the book YET. I feel your question can't be answered yet. I did read that at near absolute zero light slows down . That would seem to me there is something to light. If there is something to light And it slows down when it gets cold. Light should have some Resistance. Maybe after zero there is a resistance free zone. Cold can get colder speed can get faster etc.
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2007-03-27 21:47:59 · answer #4 · answered by Carroll 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, as that is how temp is defined. No molecules moving; no energy= no heat. The cessation of all motion is the absolutes cold it could get; we can not get to the cessation of all motion by any process we know of.
2007-03-27 20:43:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are not understanding what temperature is
It is a measurement of the elementary motion of an atom, when there is no motion, there is no temperature.
It seems like temperature shouldnt be a measure of motion, but it is.
2007-03-27 20:44:02 · answer #6 · answered by Maria G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are theoretical studies that hint it may be possible. It gets into spin states and some complicated physics. See the references for information.
2007-03-28 02:31:18 · answer #7 · answered by Peter Boiter Woods 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it can't get any colder
2007-03-27 22:19:08 · answer #8 · answered by penguins4869 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋