When the air is hot inside and the air is cold outside, then the air mixes, and the heat goes outside following the law of thermodynamics. The dangerous part of the diffusion is that the air is mixed, so if an airborne disease is inside, then it will move to the outside air as well and vice versa. The ebola virus is not airborne, so it will not travel outside if the window is open, and there is a difference in heat. However, influenza and other airborne diseases can travel across either way due to diffusion of the air. The temperature change changes the energy required for some reaction because of the loss of energy from heat. If a device inside has to be at a certain temperature, then the device may not work as the device begins to lose or gain heat to the air around the shape. Though the device may keep itself at a certain temperature, such as a hot plate. The hot plate still uses the same energy, but is losing it faster than it would with a closed window. The difference in the temperature between the air and the hot plate is also more noticeable because the temperature is bigger.
Angel is correct. The law of thermodynamics does in fact state that if the air is hot inside and the air is cold outside, then the air will mix. This increases the chance of spreading airborne diseases and can cause contagious epidemics. This will increase death rates, thus decreasing immunity for other potential dangerous diseases, creating a boiling pot for diseases. For instance, as Angel said, the influenza virus is airborne so it can diffuse through the air and contaminate an abundance of people, such as in the flu pandemic of 1918. Therefore, in the case of the people working with the hot viruses in the book, it is important for the air to be correctly ventilated so that no airborne virus escapes the contaminated room.
Like Angel and Julieta mentioned, all of the hot air on the inside of a hospital would come rushing out to mix with the cold air in the atmosphere. Likewise, anyone that breathes in the hot, infected air (pure or mixed with the cold air) will become sick with the illness. It is virtually impossible to suck the infected air out of the atmosphere before it diffuses completely. By the time anyone attempts to restrict the air from moving any farther, it will have been too late; the hot air would be everywhere. In other words, once that window opens, there is no way to undo the action. Once a little bit of hot air makes it out, it’s over.
When the air is hot inside and the air is cold outside, then the air mixes, and the heat goes outside following the law of thermodynamics. The dangerous part of the diffusion is that the air is mixed, so if an airborne disease is inside, then it will move to the outside air as well and vice versa. The ebola virus is not airborne, so it will not travel outside if the window is open, and there is a difference in heat. However, influenza and other airborne diseases can travel across either way due to diffusion of the air. The temperature change changes the energy required for some reaction because of the loss of energy from heat. If a device inside has to be at a certain temperature, then the device may not work as the device begins to lose or gain heat to the air around the shape. Though the device may keep itself at a certain temperature, such as a hot plate. The hot plate still uses the same energy, but is losing it faster than it would with a closed window. The difference in the temperature between the air and the hot plate is also more noticeable because the temperature is bigger.
ReplyDeleteAngel is correct. The law of thermodynamics does in fact state that if the air is hot inside and the air is cold outside, then the air will mix. This increases the chance of spreading airborne diseases and can cause contagious epidemics. This will increase death rates, thus decreasing immunity for other potential dangerous diseases, creating a boiling pot for diseases. For instance, as Angel said, the influenza virus is airborne so it can diffuse through the air and contaminate an abundance of people, such as in the flu pandemic of 1918. Therefore, in the case of the people working with the hot viruses in the book, it is important for the air to be correctly ventilated so that no airborne virus escapes the contaminated room.
ReplyDeleteLike Angel and Julieta mentioned, all of the hot air on the inside of a hospital would come rushing out to mix with the cold air in the atmosphere. Likewise, anyone that breathes in the hot, infected air (pure or mixed with the cold air) will become sick with the illness. It is virtually impossible to suck the infected air out of the atmosphere before it diffuses completely. By the time anyone attempts to restrict the air from moving any farther, it will have been too late; the hot air would be everywhere. In other words, once that window opens, there is no way to undo the action. Once a little bit of hot air makes it out, it’s over.
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