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Kinetic Molecular Theory

March 15, 2022
By justindf BRONZE, Cottonwood Heights, Utah
justindf BRONZE, Cottonwood Heights, Utah
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Kinetic Molecular Theory is like engaging in dodgeball in space 

It's an analogy to embody the molecule’s motion

Just like in real dodgeball you could get thwapped in the face 

But it can help you fathom this complicated notion 


The gas molecules are space dodgeballs

As you play dodgeball in the vastness of space

In comparison, the balls are incredibly small

So small in fact that they are an insignificant disgrace 


Space dodgeballs don’t act as you’d expect

They voyage in a straight line until they collide

However, this is the point where these space dodgeballs defect 

Instead of clattering and plunging to the ground, executing something else is what they decide


They elastically spring off each other in a random direction

And aren’t deprived of any energy in this “elastic collision”

You see, in space, there is absolutely no friction 

This gives the balls a simple decision 


Between the balls, there are no forces of attraction

They just bounce around without a care in the world nor any dissatisfaction

With all that being said this poem is now a completed transaction


The author's comments:

This piece works to explain one of the fundamental theories of science, using the metaphor of playing dodgeball in space. 


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