The process of dissolving one substance in another often involves heat; if the solution process is a strictly physical change, the heat is a latent heat. Sometimes, however, the process is accompanied by a chemical change, and part of the heat is that associated with the chemical reaction.
Big marbles, ones that are larger than the standard size marble, are called shooters.. A big marble is also known as the offensive marble. The big marble gleans these names because it is the one shot at other marbles in an offensive manner. Continue Reading.
Using a technique first devised by Karplus and Berger in 1970, a second part was added to the volume displacement task. The full task is done with three graduated cylinders with equal amounts of water and three marbles. The marbles have the following characteristics: The first marble is a large glass marble (18.5g). The second marble is a large steel marble, the same volume as the glass marble but more massive or heavier (66g). The third marble is a small steel marble, much smaller than the glass marble but the same mass or weight as the glass marble (18.5g). The protocol is as follows. The subjects are shown all three marbles and cylinders with water.