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If you’re looking for a molecular modeling kit, try Snatoms - a kit I invented where the atoms snap together magnetically:
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A huge thank you to those who helped us understand different aspects of this complicated topic - Dr. Ashmeet Singh, Supriya Krishnamurthy, Dr. Jos Thijssen, Dr. Bijoy Bera, Dr. Timon Idema, Álvaro Bermejillo Seco and Dr. Misha Titov.
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A better description of entropy, Steve Mould via YouTube -
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Fowler, M. Heat Engines: the Carnot Cycle, University of Virginia. -
Chandler, D.L. (2010). Explained: The Carnot Limit, MIT News -
Entropy, Wikipedia -
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What is entropy? TED-Ed via YouTube -
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