Category: Physics

What is the unit for carbon footprint? tonnes What is your water footprint? Your water footprint is the amount of water you consume in your daily life, including the water used to grow the food you eat, to produce the energy you use and for all of the products in your daily life – your […]

What is the major disadvantage of UV light as a disinfectant sterilant? Disadvantages of UV disinfection? UV light needs the right amount of energy to be effective. UV light is effective for microorganisms not for chemicals. Photochemical damage caused by UV may be repaired by some organisms. Is UVC air purifier safe? It’s questionable. The […]

Is relative pitch better than perfect pitch? Here’s a simple way to think about it: for a singer, absolute perfect pitch means you can pluck an existing note out of the air and sing it in tune very accurately, while relative pitch means that a singer could hear an existing note and then use it […]

Which is a better absorber of heat white or black? The amount of energy absorbed and radiated is decided by the colour. White is a good reflector while black is a good absorber of heat. Among other colours there is a gradation of temperature. The only difference between them is the colour with which they […]

What takes up the most water in a house? The largest use of household water is to flush the toilet, followed by taking showers and baths. Toilets account for nearly 30 percent of an average home’s indoor water consumption. Older, inefficient toilets can use as much as three to six gallons per flush. What uses […]

What forces are used in a simple machine? A simple machine uses a single applied force to do work against a single load force. Ignoring friction losses, the work done on the load is equal to the work done by the applied force. The machine can increase the amount of the output force, at the […]

Which state is not a physical state of matter? There is water vapor above a pot of boiling water. That vapor (or gas) can condense and become a drop of liquid water in the cooler air. If you put that liquid drop in the freezer, it would become a solid piece of ice. No matter […]

Is an LED a passive component? Some examples of active devices include solenoids, relays, LEDs, and microcontrollers or any other integrated chip that uses an external supply voltage (or current) to perform work or the intended function. LEDs are light emitting diodes, and we state above that diodes are considered passive. What are the different […]

What is the significance of RMS value? The RMS value is the effective value of a varying voltage or current. It is the equivalent steady DC (constant) value which gives the same effect. For example, a lamp connected to a 6V RMS AC supply will shine with the same brightness when connected to a steady […]

How many chromosomes does meiosis start with? 46 chromosomes Are cells haploid after meiosis? By the end of meiosis, the resulting reproductive cells, or gametes, each have 23 genetically unique chromosomes. The overall process of meiosis produces four daughter cells from one single parent cell. Each daughter cell is haploid, because it has half the […]