Do particles try to space out evenly because of the fact that heat (energy) is making them wiggle?

Question

If so, would everything still space out evenly at absolute zero? Would gasses be able to be unevenly spaced, clump up and turn into a pile of atoms and particles once they quit wiggling?

Answer 1

Gasses space out evenly just because of statistics. Gas molelules don't interact much with one another, so where they happen to be is just random chance. Just as a billion random numbers tend to be more-or-less evenly spaced, the gas mollecules tend to be evenly spaced.

When stuff gets cold enough that their thermal wiggling is weaker than the forces between mollecules, the gas mollecules do clump up (and then we don't call it a gas anymore).

In a liquid, the mollecules are still roughly evenly spaced. They just don't spread out to fill all the space in the container. In a solid, the mollecules are held in a crystal structure which enforces even spacing.

Near absolute zero (you never actually get there), gasses turn to solids or at least into liquids, which breaks the premise of your question. Or if you want, the answer is yes, the gasses do clump up, so they aren't gasses anymore.

Answer 2

wiggling is the product of the internal electrical charge, inherent in all physical existence . This charge creates energetic tension with other material in the physical space and that releases BTU's or heat! Who told you that particles space out evenly in space! Were that true there would never be a comet or meteor or asteroid strike on a planet. So your question is irrelevant!

Answer 3

gaseous particles space out evenly due to pressure.

At absolute zero, the substance would be frozen... there wouldnt be any spacing out. So, yeah, they would clump and be unevenly disbursed.

Answer 4

atoms that are not attached to other atoms to form compounds diffuse into space in order to maintain equal distance from other magnetic fields. i always envision this stuff like planets and gravity. i hate chemistry.

Answer 5

in theory, entropy would cause all motion to minimize. since it would take energy to separate the intra-atomic particles, it would happen since there would be, by definition, no energy available at absolute zero.

Answer 6

thats why it is said that all molecular motion stops at absolute zero....liquids would turn solid...gases would turn into small solids, basically everything would be solids.....but absolute zero is theoretical and cannot happen with our technology today.