Chapter VII: Thermodynamics

Excerpt from "The Change (in Energy} Within" by Mala Radhakrishnan

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Though I was the one who this sense was delivering,
All of the NO2’s in there were shivering!
“Our ’lectrons are freezing, if I may be frank; it
Would be so great if we just had a blanket!”

So there we all were, still going ballistic,
But one bouncing molecule stayed optimistic.
“I think I can help,” said this soul very sanguine,
“With something I learned from this film about penguins.”

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The penguins, the film showed them making a form
That was tight and compact so they all could stay warm.
So everyone gather together and hug—
Like bundled-up babes, we’ll stay toasty and snug.”

We skeptically followed; each other we neared.
Then something transpired that seemed rather weird.
Our ’lectronic wave functions now rearranged,
As I noticed my nuclear places were changed.

I’d gotten a mate for the very first time; her
Voice was so pretty, “Alas, we’re a dimer!
Your ’lectronic spirits will flourish and soar,
As together we prosper as N2O4!”

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