A chemical reaction is usually accompanied by physical effects that are easily observed, such as heat and light emissions, precipitation... View Article
Decomposition reactions involve the breakdown of a compound into its elements or into simpler. In other words, decomposition reactions result in... View Article
Answer: Acids react with most metals to form hydrogen gas and salt. Nevertheless, not all metals react in the same way to acids. When an acid... View Article
Radioactive decay (which is also called radioactivity, nuclear disintegration, radioactive disintegration, and nuclear decay), is a process in... View Article
Semiconductor diodes can be defined as diodes that are made up of semiconducting materials (typically, the metals silicon and germanium are used... View Article
Non-renewable energy can be defined as the energy that is obtained and stored by using non-renewable resources. Non-renewable resources can be... View Article
Gamma particles (commonly referred to as gamma rays or gamma radiation) is a type of penetrating electromagnetic radiation. Gamma rays generally... View Article
Nuclear binding energy can be defined as the minimum amount of energy required to break down or disassemble an atom’s nucleus into the subatomic... View Article
The term biasing refers to the electrical supply or the potential difference associated with a semiconductor diode. The two primary types of... View Article
The work done by a force can be defined as the product of the displacement of an object and the component of the applied force which is in the... View Article
The work done by a constant force can be defined as the product of the displacement of the object (to which the force is applied) and the... View Article
Capillary action, also known as capillary motion, capillary effect, capillarity, and wicking, can be defined as the property of a liquid that... View Article
A perfect gas (which can also be referred to as an ideal gas) is a gas that, in its physical behaviour, perfectly obeys the ideal gas law (which... View Article
The force of gravitation, also known as gravitational force, can be defined as the force of attraction that arises between two bodies having... View Article
Water energy can be defined as the energy that is derived from water, generally through its motion. A common example of water energy is... View Article
An electrostatic precipitator (often abbreviated to ESP) can be defined as a filtration device that has the ability to remove fine particles from... View Article
Ultraviolet waves are electromagnetic waves whose wavelengths fall under the ultraviolet spectrum. These waves cannot be detected by the human... View Article
KMT is an abbreviation of the kinetic molecular theory of gases, which is a model that describes the behaviour of gaseous substances. It does so... View Article
The kinetic theory of gases can be defined as a microscopic theory that explains the behaviour of gaseous substances based on the motion of... View Article
