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
Torsional strain, where conformations are not staggered, is characterised as the strain encountered by the bonds. So, there is torsion pressure... View Article
Normally, oxygen atoms have 2 bonds and 2 lone pairs. Atoms of hydrogen have 1 bond and no lone pairs. Normally, oxygen atoms have 2 bonds and 2... View Article
Quantium refers to a particular packet of substance or energy in chemistry and physics. It corresponds to the minimal amount of energy needed for... View Article
CO2 is not an acid itself, since it does not contain ions of hydrogen (H+). CO2 becomes carbonic acid in water. Carbonic acid (H2CO3) is a weak,... View Article
The word diamond originally derives from a Greek word which means unbreakable. But are diamonds unbreakable, even though they are hard. The... View Article
