The Entropy of Helium Experiment

THE ENTROPY OF HELIUM: EXPERIMENT The entropy of helium at standard temperature and pressure has been measured to be 126.15 joules/kelvin per mole. One bit of unknown information per atom corresponds to about 5.763146 joule/kelvin of entropy per mole. Thus, each atom of helium at standard temperature and pressure carries about 126.15 / 5.763146 ≈ 21.889 bits of unknown information.

A minimalist scientific-style graphic calculates the entropy of helium in terms of bits of unknown information per atom, arriving at approximately 21.889 bits. The joke is the overly serious presentation of a mundane or oddly specific fact as an “experiment,” making it suitable as an absurd reaction to unexpectedly technical information. EN: A minimalist scientific-style graphic calculates the entropy of helium in terms of bits of unknown information per atom, arriving at approximately 21.889 bits. The joke is the overly serious presentation of a mundane or oddly specific fact as an “experiment,” making it suitable as an absurd reaction to unexpectedly technical information.

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