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There are two ways of making a gas condense: cooling it or putting it under pressure.
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There are two ways of making a gas condense: cooling it or putting it under pressure.
grammar word-choice word-usage
asked Apr 2 at 21:05
lililili
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It shouldn't be both italicized and in bold type.
– Hot Licks
Apr 2 at 21:24
why do you think something is wrong with it?
– WendyG
Apr 2 at 21:38
i think there is something wrong in this part 'a gas condense'
– lili
Apr 2 at 21:42
If you have trouble with "a gas condense" it's probably because you're misparsing it. "Gas condense" is not a thing. "A gas" is the object of the verb "making". "Condense" is something else, the term for which I can't recall. It doesn't modify "gas" (nor does "gas" modify it) but instead is sort of a second object for "making", indicating the transformation that is "made".
– Hot Licks
Apr 3 at 0:34
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There are two ways of making a gas condense: cooling it or putting it under pressure.
grammar word-choice word-usage
asked Apr 2 at 21:05
lililili
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There are two ways of making a gas condense: cooling it or putting it under pressure.
grammar word-choice word-usage
grammar word-choice word-usage
asked Apr 2 at 21:05
lililili
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asked Apr 2 at 21:05
lililili
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asked Apr 2 at 21:05
lililili
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asked Apr 2 at 21:05
lililili
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asked Apr 2 at 21:05
lililili
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put on hold as off-topic by Laurel, Hot Licks, Hellion, Michael Harvey, JJJ yesterday
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It shouldn't be both italicized and in bold type.
– Hot Licks
Apr 2 at 21:24
why do you think something is wrong with it?
– WendyG
Apr 2 at 21:38
i think there is something wrong in this part 'a gas condense'
– lili
Apr 2 at 21:42
If you have trouble with "a gas condense" it's probably because you're misparsing it. "Gas condense" is not a thing. "A gas" is the object of the verb "making". "Condense" is something else, the term for which I can't recall. It doesn't modify "gas" (nor does "gas" modify it) but instead is sort of a second object for "making", indicating the transformation that is "made".
– Hot Licks
Apr 3 at 0:34
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4
It shouldn't be both italicized and in bold type.
– Hot Licks
Apr 2 at 21:24
why do you think something is wrong with it?
– WendyG
Apr 2 at 21:38
i think there is something wrong in this part 'a gas condense'
– lili
Apr 2 at 21:42
If you have trouble with "a gas condense" it's probably because you're misparsing it. "Gas condense" is not a thing. "A gas" is the object of the verb "making". "Condense" is something else, the term for which I can't recall. It doesn't modify "gas" (nor does "gas" modify it) but instead is sort of a second object for "making", indicating the transformation that is "made".
– Hot Licks
Apr 3 at 0:34
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It shouldn't be both italicized and in bold type.
– Hot Licks
Apr 2 at 21:24
It shouldn't be both italicized and in bold type.
– Hot Licks
Apr 2 at 21:24
why do you think something is wrong with it?
– WendyG
Apr 2 at 21:38
why do you think something is wrong with it?
– WendyG
Apr 2 at 21:38
i think there is something wrong in this part 'a gas condense'
– lili
Apr 2 at 21:42
i think there is something wrong in this part 'a gas condense'
– lili
Apr 2 at 21:42
If you have trouble with "a gas condense" it's probably because you're misparsing it. "Gas condense" is not a thing. "A gas" is the object of the verb "making". "Condense" is something else, the term for which I can't recall. It doesn't modify "gas" (nor does "gas" modify it) but instead is sort of a second object for "making", indicating the transformation that is "made".
– Hot Licks
Apr 3 at 0:34
If you have trouble with "a gas condense" it's probably because you're misparsing it. "Gas condense" is not a thing. "A gas" is the object of the verb "making". "Condense" is something else, the term for which I can't recall. It doesn't modify "gas" (nor does "gas" modify it) but instead is sort of a second object for "making", indicating the transformation that is "made".
– Hot Licks
Apr 3 at 0:34
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The "or" is wrong. "There are two..." requires a list of two things: thing #1 and thing #2.
If you were to say something like "to make a gas condense, you could cool it or put it under pressure", that would also be correct, but since you're making a list of two things, it must be "and".
answered Apr 2 at 22:00
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okay thank you!
– lili
Apr 2 at 22:03
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There's little wrong with the grammar. One might argue, perhaps, that the 'or' should be an 'and', fulfilling the claim that there are two ways of making the gas condense.
The Physics is wrong, though. A gas is defined as a substance above its critical point, so no amount of pressure will make it condense unless, also, the temperature is lowered below the critical point for that substance. This could be argued to be a linguistic mistake, because if 'vapour' is substituted for 'gas' the statement is correct.
answered Apr 2 at 21:52
Philip WoodPhilip Wood
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okay thank you for your reply!
– lili
Apr 2 at 21:55
The critical point of a gas depends on pressure, so the physics is entirely right. (E.g., at 2 atmospheres of pressure, the boiling point is 120°C.)
– Peter Shor
Apr 3 at 3:04
@Peter Shor You seem to be confusing boiling point and critical point. If you disagree, please give your source for your assertion that the critical point of a substance depends on pressure. [The assertion makes nonsense of the very notion of critical point, which is defined as the temperature above which a gas cannot be liquefied however high a pressure is applied to it.]
– Philip Wood
yesterday
When I learned physics 30+ years ago, this distinction that some people make today between vapor and gas did not exist ... they were all called gasses. (Or at least, nobody taught me this distinction through 1 year of high school physics and 2.5 years of college physics), so I was totally confused by your answer, and thought you were confusing critical point and boiling point.
– Peter Shor
yesterday
Interesting. The distinction was standard in the UK at that time, but maybe not in the US. The concept of critical point, and the name, has been around since the 1860s.
– Philip Wood
yesterday
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The "or" is wrong. "There are two..." requires a list of two things: thing #1 and thing #2.
If you were to say something like "to make a gas condense, you could cool it or put it under pressure", that would also be correct, but since you're making a list of two things, it must be "and".
answered Apr 2 at 22:00
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okay thank you!
– lili
Apr 2 at 22:03
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The "or" is wrong. "There are two..." requires a list of two things: thing #1 and thing #2.
If you were to say something like "to make a gas condense, you could cool it or put it under pressure", that would also be correct, but since you're making a list of two things, it must be "and".
answered Apr 2 at 22:00
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okay thank you!
– lili
Apr 2 at 22:03
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The "or" is wrong. "There are two..." requires a list of two things: thing #1 and thing #2.
If you were to say something like "to make a gas condense, you could cool it or put it under pressure", that would also be correct, but since you're making a list of two things, it must be "and".
answered Apr 2 at 22:00
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The "or" is wrong. "There are two..." requires a list of two things: thing #1 and thing #2.
If you were to say something like "to make a gas condense, you could cool it or put it under pressure", that would also be correct, but since you're making a list of two things, it must be "and".
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okay thank you!
– lili
Apr 2 at 22:03
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okay thank you!
– lili
Apr 2 at 22:03
okay thank you!
– lili
Apr 2 at 22:03
okay thank you!
– lili
Apr 2 at 22:03
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There's little wrong with the grammar. One might argue, perhaps, that the 'or' should be an 'and', fulfilling the claim that there are two ways of making the gas condense.
The Physics is wrong, though. A gas is defined as a substance above its critical point, so no amount of pressure will make it condense unless, also, the temperature is lowered below the critical point for that substance. This could be argued to be a linguistic mistake, because if 'vapour' is substituted for 'gas' the statement is correct.
answered Apr 2 at 21:52
Philip WoodPhilip Wood
3156
okay thank you for your reply!
– lili
Apr 2 at 21:55
The critical point of a gas depends on pressure, so the physics is entirely right. (E.g., at 2 atmospheres of pressure, the boiling point is 120°C.)
– Peter Shor
Apr 3 at 3:04
@Peter Shor You seem to be confusing boiling point and critical point. If you disagree, please give your source for your assertion that the critical point of a substance depends on pressure. [The assertion makes nonsense of the very notion of critical point, which is defined as the temperature above which a gas cannot be liquefied however high a pressure is applied to it.]
– Philip Wood
yesterday
When I learned physics 30+ years ago, this distinction that some people make today between vapor and gas did not exist ... they were all called gasses. (Or at least, nobody taught me this distinction through 1 year of high school physics and 2.5 years of college physics), so I was totally confused by your answer, and thought you were confusing critical point and boiling point.
– Peter Shor
yesterday
Interesting. The distinction was standard in the UK at that time, but maybe not in the US. The concept of critical point, and the name, has been around since the 1860s.
– Philip Wood
yesterday
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There's little wrong with the grammar. One might argue, perhaps, that the 'or' should be an 'and', fulfilling the claim that there are two ways of making the gas condense.
The Physics is wrong, though. A gas is defined as a substance above its critical point, so no amount of pressure will make it condense unless, also, the temperature is lowered below the critical point for that substance. This could be argued to be a linguistic mistake, because if 'vapour' is substituted for 'gas' the statement is correct.
answered Apr 2 at 21:52
Philip WoodPhilip Wood
3156
okay thank you for your reply!
– lili
Apr 2 at 21:55
The critical point of a gas depends on pressure, so the physics is entirely right. (E.g., at 2 atmospheres of pressure, the boiling point is 120°C.)
– Peter Shor
Apr 3 at 3:04
@Peter Shor You seem to be confusing boiling point and critical point. If you disagree, please give your source for your assertion that the critical point of a substance depends on pressure. [The assertion makes nonsense of the very notion of critical point, which is defined as the temperature above which a gas cannot be liquefied however high a pressure is applied to it.]
– Philip Wood
yesterday
When I learned physics 30+ years ago, this distinction that some people make today between vapor and gas did not exist ... they were all called gasses. (Or at least, nobody taught me this distinction through 1 year of high school physics and 2.5 years of college physics), so I was totally confused by your answer, and thought you were confusing critical point and boiling point.
– Peter Shor
yesterday
Interesting. The distinction was standard in the UK at that time, but maybe not in the US. The concept of critical point, and the name, has been around since the 1860s.
– Philip Wood
yesterday
add a comment |
There's little wrong with the grammar. One might argue, perhaps, that the 'or' should be an 'and', fulfilling the claim that there are two ways of making the gas condense.
The Physics is wrong, though. A gas is defined as a substance above its critical point, so no amount of pressure will make it condense unless, also, the temperature is lowered below the critical point for that substance. This could be argued to be a linguistic mistake, because if 'vapour' is substituted for 'gas' the statement is correct.
answered Apr 2 at 21:52
Philip WoodPhilip Wood
3156
There's little wrong with the grammar. One might argue, perhaps, that the 'or' should be an 'and', fulfilling the claim that there are two ways of making the gas condense.
The Physics is wrong, though. A gas is defined as a substance above its critical point, so no amount of pressure will make it condense unless, also, the temperature is lowered below the critical point for that substance. This could be argued to be a linguistic mistake, because if 'vapour' is substituted for 'gas' the statement is correct.
answered Apr 2 at 21:52
Philip WoodPhilip Wood
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answered Apr 2 at 21:52
Philip WoodPhilip Wood
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answered Apr 2 at 21:52
Philip WoodPhilip Wood
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answered Apr 2 at 21:52
Philip WoodPhilip Wood
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okay thank you for your reply!
– lili
Apr 2 at 21:55
The critical point of a gas depends on pressure, so the physics is entirely right. (E.g., at 2 atmospheres of pressure, the boiling point is 120°C.)
– Peter Shor
Apr 3 at 3:04
@Peter Shor You seem to be confusing boiling point and critical point. If you disagree, please give your source for your assertion that the critical point of a substance depends on pressure. [The assertion makes nonsense of the very notion of critical point, which is defined as the temperature above which a gas cannot be liquefied however high a pressure is applied to it.]
– Philip Wood
yesterday
When I learned physics 30+ years ago, this distinction that some people make today between vapor and gas did not exist ... they were all called gasses. (Or at least, nobody taught me this distinction through 1 year of high school physics and 2.5 years of college physics), so I was totally confused by your answer, and thought you were confusing critical point and boiling point.
– Peter Shor
yesterday
Interesting. The distinction was standard in the UK at that time, but maybe not in the US. The concept of critical point, and the name, has been around since the 1860s.
– Philip Wood
yesterday
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okay thank you for your reply!
– lili
Apr 2 at 21:55
The critical point of a gas depends on pressure, so the physics is entirely right. (E.g., at 2 atmospheres of pressure, the boiling point is 120°C.)
– Peter Shor
Apr 3 at 3:04
@Peter Shor You seem to be confusing boiling point and critical point. If you disagree, please give your source for your assertion that the critical point of a substance depends on pressure. [The assertion makes nonsense of the very notion of critical point, which is defined as the temperature above which a gas cannot be liquefied however high a pressure is applied to it.]
– Philip Wood
yesterday
When I learned physics 30+ years ago, this distinction that some people make today between vapor and gas did not exist ... they were all called gasses. (Or at least, nobody taught me this distinction through 1 year of high school physics and 2.5 years of college physics), so I was totally confused by your answer, and thought you were confusing critical point and boiling point.
– Peter Shor
yesterday
Interesting. The distinction was standard in the UK at that time, but maybe not in the US. The concept of critical point, and the name, has been around since the 1860s.
– Philip Wood
yesterday
okay thank you for your reply!
– lili
Apr 2 at 21:55
okay thank you for your reply!
– lili
Apr 2 at 21:55
The critical point of a gas depends on pressure, so the physics is entirely right. (E.g., at 2 atmospheres of pressure, the boiling point is 120°C.)
– Peter Shor
Apr 3 at 3:04
The critical point of a gas depends on pressure, so the physics is entirely right. (E.g., at 2 atmospheres of pressure, the boiling point is 120°C.)
– Peter Shor
Apr 3 at 3:04
@Peter Shor You seem to be confusing boiling point and critical point. If you disagree, please give your source for your assertion that the critical point of a substance depends on pressure. [The assertion makes nonsense of the very notion of critical point, which is defined as the temperature above which a gas cannot be liquefied however high a pressure is applied to it.]
– Philip Wood
yesterday
@Peter Shor You seem to be confusing boiling point and critical point. If you disagree, please give your source for your assertion that the critical point of a substance depends on pressure. [The assertion makes nonsense of the very notion of critical point, which is defined as the temperature above which a gas cannot be liquefied however high a pressure is applied to it.]
– Philip Wood
yesterday
When I learned physics 30+ years ago, this distinction that some people make today between vapor and gas did not exist ... they were all called gasses. (Or at least, nobody taught me this distinction through 1 year of high school physics and 2.5 years of college physics), so I was totally confused by your answer, and thought you were confusing critical point and boiling point.
– Peter Shor
yesterday
When I learned physics 30+ years ago, this distinction that some people make today between vapor and gas did not exist ... they were all called gasses. (Or at least, nobody taught me this distinction through 1 year of high school physics and 2.5 years of college physics), so I was totally confused by your answer, and thought you were confusing critical point and boiling point.
– Peter Shor
yesterday
Interesting. The distinction was standard in the UK at that time, but maybe not in the US. The concept of critical point, and the name, has been around since the 1860s.
– Philip Wood
yesterday
Interesting. The distinction was standard in the UK at that time, but maybe not in the US. The concept of critical point, and the name, has been around since the 1860s.
– Philip Wood
yesterday
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It shouldn't be both italicized and in bold type.
– Hot Licks
Apr 2 at 21:24
why do you think something is wrong with it?
– WendyG
Apr 2 at 21:38
i think there is something wrong in this part 'a gas condense'
– lili
Apr 2 at 21:42
If you have trouble with "a gas condense" it's probably because you're misparsing it. "Gas condense" is not a thing. "A gas" is the object of the verb "making". "Condense" is something else, the term for which I can't recall. It doesn't modify "gas" (nor does "gas" modify it) but instead is sort of a second object for "making", indicating the transformation that is "made".
– Hot Licks
Apr 3 at 0:34