C60 Melting from absolute 0 - 10,000 Degrees Kelvin

movie shows the dynamics of melting and disintegration of a C60 "buckyball" cluster, that is gradually heated up from absolute zero to a temperature of nearly 10,000 degrees Kelvin.

The temperature of the heat bath is displayed on the thermometer on the left. The binding energy of individual atoms is translated into color. The color scale on the right indicates that most strongly bound atoms are colored blue, and least bound atoms in light yellow. The camera slowly zooms out as the clusters dimensions increase during the disintegration process.

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[SiliconBong]

There's medicine available for oversensitive assholes.

[BratzBoy101]

Yes but still, absoulute zero is 0k, where all particles of matter are at a state of no motion. It started with motion. That's the only thing I really meant to point out. Absolute Zero is the tempature at which all molecular motion stops. Keyword here: ALL

Thanks for correcting me. I worded my last comment kind crazily.

[BratzBoy101]

@mdma4life ALL motion stops. Molecular and kinetic.

[mdma4life]

@BratzBoy101

You mean all KINETIC motion

Quantum fluctuations and position uncertainty will ALWAYS cause motion in an atom/molecule

'Temperature' is a measure of kinetic motion

[NotAHeroJustADad]

just wait for another scale to come along that shatters Kelvin.... it'll happen. just like it has happened before with theories being proven wrong, so will the Kelvin scale.

[muhatashim]

Thumbs up if the video caught the 0 kelvin before it could even play :P

[37zeus37]

@Ankawi95

Apologies dude - I'm 42 and to me this vid just looks like M&Ms at a gang bang!

Good luck with the science thing

[Ankawi95]

@37zeus37 I'm 16, I had to make my profile over 18 so I can view everything possible on youtube but the Mc Donalds thing was funny lol.

[37zeus37]

@Ankawi95

Dude your profile says you're 22

If you don't know by now get a job in Mc Donalds!

Sorry - you probably work there already

[Ankawi95]

When do you actually take Atomic science? I'm speaking of school...Just curious so don't be assholes to me and insult my question.

[angeloudi0912]

you are all idiots (except of some) : The laws of thermodynamics state that absolute zero cannot be reached because this would require a thermodynamic system to be fully removed from the rest of the universe. Idiots...

[m21cerney]

the kelvin unit is based on absolute zero