Actually, I have heard of a technical distinction between gas and vapor. A
"vapor" is a gas that is in thermodynamic equilibrium with its liquid, or
presumably, its solid.
Vickie
-----Original Message-----
From: Tina Fanetti [mailto:FanettT@QUEST.WITCC.CC.IA.US]
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 1:37 PM
To: PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu
Subject: Vapor?
Okay
I have been doing heat and such with my physics students. Everytime =
I say gas, they bring up vapor.=20
I don't know where it comes from and I keep trying to get them to sto=
p using vapor but it seems stuck in their minds..
Esp. that gas and vapor are the same.
Tina
Tina Fanetti
Physics Instructor
Western Iowa Technical Community College
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