The frictional force is considered an impulsive force only in cases when the friction is proportional to the normal force. Is Friction Impulsive... View Article
No, both the terms mean different things. Decelaration refers to acceleration in the direction opposite to the direction of velocity. Meanwhile,... View Article
Thermal energy is stored as latent heat. Latent heat is the energy absorbed or released by a substance changing state. Therefore, when the heat... View Article
The capacitor was initially known as a condenser. The term “condensor” was associated with it because it was supposed to condense electric... View Article
Orbital angular velocity refers to how fast a point object revolves about a fixed origin. In other words, it is the time rate of change of its... View Article
Let us first look at the definition of escape and orbital velocity before we find a relationship between them: Escape Velocity: The minimum... View Article
Oil refineries play an important role in transport and other fuel production. The components of crude oil, once removed, may be marketed for a... View Article
Harmonics are provided by electronic devices with nonlinear loads pulling in sudden short bursts in the current. Distorted current waveforms are... View Article
The quantity of matter in a material is density. Volume is a representation of the amount of space that a material occupies. Bear in mind that it... View Article
As well as in hot baths, gypsum is deposited by lake and sea water, by volcanic vapours, and sulphate solutions in veins. In near-surface... View Article
Diffraction is the impact that, when it encounters obstacles, causes light to change direction. But very small light passes in a straight line as... View Article
Frequency is measured in cycle units per second or in cycle units of waves per second. A Hertz (Hz) is also called one wave per second which is a... View Article
Atoms of extra electrons or lacking electrons are particles. We have a positive charge where an electron or two is absent. We have a negative... View Article
As hot water has more energy than cold water, sugar dissolves quicker in hot water than it does in cold water. The molecules gain energy as water... View Article
Because of their free electrons, conductors conduct electrical power very quickly. Electric current is opposed by insulators and weak conductors... View Article
Maltase and invertase are the two main enzymes found in yeast. In addition, in yeast, there are several other small enzymes, each of which in any... View Article
The most rare and thus the most costly diamond colour is the Red Diamonds! They just come with a fancy intensity and purple (purple red diamonds)... View Article
On the flammability scale, hydrogen has the highest rating of 4 because it is flammable even when combined with ordinary air in small quantities;... View Article
The gradient is simply defined as rise/run, i.e. the vertically travelled distance divided by the horizontally travelled distance. If we want a... View Article
