Category: Physics

What is hygroscopic substance give examples? Hygroscopic substances include cellulose fibers (such as cotton and paper), sugar, caramel, honey, glycerol, ethanol, wood, methanol, sulfuric acid, many fertilizer chemicals, many salts (like calcium chloride, bases like sodium hydroxide etc.), and a wide variety of other substances. What is hygroscopic behavior? Hygroscopicity is the capacity of a […]

Why could jelly fish not tell a lie? Answer. Answer: because they can not talk. What is the meanest animal? HONEY BADGER Is Cyprus rich or poor? What does it mean for a nation to be rich? GDP per capita adjusted for relative purchasing power provides a clue into that….Advertisement. Rank Country GDP-PPP ($) 31 […]

How should you approach a dock when there is a strong wind blowing away from the dock? If the wind is offshore (blowing away from the dock), you should approach the dock at a 20 to 30 degree angle. A bow line is passed ashore and secured. In boats with an outboard, or inboard/outboard engine, […]

What is average distance? The average distance is the average shortest path of a graph, corresponding to the summa of all shortest paths between vertex couples divided for the total number of vertex couples. In quantitative terms, “high” and “low” are better defined when compared to the total number of nodes in the graph. How […]

Which sentence best describes mass movement? The downhill flow of soil and rock resulting from gravity best describes mass movement. The downhill flow of soil and rock resulting from gravity best describes mass movement. Which type of mass movement occurs when a fragment of rock breaks off and drops almost vertically to the ground below […]

What is the chemical name of ch2? Methylene Why is CH2 called methylene? Methylene was used as the name for methanol, which is wood alcohol, CH3OH, in the early 19th century. Methylene comes from methe + hyde the latter being the Greek word for wood, so methylene would mean wine from wood. What is full […]

Why is it easier for humans to walk through air than liquid water? It is easier to push an object through air than through water. This is because air is less dense than water. Since air is less dense this means there is less matter, or less “stuff”, in a certain area of air than […]

Can you fail fifth grade? Will I fail the 5th grade? No, you won’t fail 5th grade. But honestly, you may be missing the point. If you made an F in math, you really need to find out why and correct your performance. What age are 5th graders? 10 years old Can a 12 year […]

Why does sand burn your feet? Yes, the sand heats up in the hot sun and is a common cause of burns on your feet. When it is 90 degrees outside, the sand can be over 120 degrees, hot enough to cause second and even third degree burns. So at the beach, wear Crocs, aqua […]

Does Salt raise boiling temp of water? When salt is added, it makes it harder for the water molecules to escape from the pot and enter the gas phase, which happens when water boils, Giddings said. This gives salt water a higher boiling point, she said. “The temperature of saltwater will get hotter faster than […]