Category: Physics

When a small stone is dropped into a pond of still water what happens? When that pebble is dropped in the pond, it pushes water out of the way. The water has nowhere to go but to the side and up, creating a circular peak around the drop point. This peak falls again, under the […]

Who is the father of cosmology? ACHARYA KAPIL How do Cosmologists study the universe? There are two main ways in which cosmological observations support perturbed FLRW models. First, cosmologists use matter and radiation in the universe to probe the background spacetime geometry and its evolution. What is Africa cosmology? In the framework of African cosmology, […]

How do you use a pulley to multiply forces? To lift something four times heavier, you can use exactly the same force but only if you pull the rope four times further. If you look at what’s happening on both sides of a pulley, and multiply the force by the distance moved, you’ll find it’s […]

Is sodium and magnesium an ionic compound? There is a strong electrostatic force of attraction between these oppositely charged ions – this is called an ionic bond. The slideshow shows ionic bonds being formed in sodium chloride, magnesium oxide and calcium chloride. How do you combine ionic charges? To find the formula of an ionic […]

Is negative free cash flow a bad sign? Although companies and investors usually want to see positive cash flow from all of a company’s operations, having negative cash flow from investing activities is not always bad. Can you have negative cash flow and positive profit? Cash flow is the net amount of cash and cash-equivalents […]

Can you wire a 3 pin plug with 2 wires? No, it’ll be fine. You need an earth wire when you’ve got metal casings on appliances; the earth wire provides a preferred path to ground for a fault which results in the casing becoming live (ie, a preferred path to that path being ‘you’). Can […]

What is the actual weight of molecule of water? Therefore, 18g of mass of water is occupied by 6.022×1023 number of molecules. Therefore, we can calculate the mass of one molecule of water by dividing the mass of one mole of water and Avogadro number. The actual weight of a molecule of water is calculated […]

Who pollutes the most in the world? China Is Lamb worse than beef for the environment? This blog post draws on data and research discussed in our entry on Environmental impacts of food production and CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Beef and lamb, in particular, have much higher greenhouse gas emissions than chicken,pork, or plant-based […]

How many degrees is a 6% grade? Slopes vs. gradients vs. % grades Slope Angle (degrees) Gradient Grade (%) 5 1 8.75 5.74 1 10 6 1 10.5 What is a 360 angle called? A 180° angle is called a straight angle. Angles such as 270 degrees which are more than 180 but less than […]

What are 2 similarities and 2 differences between ionic and covalent bonds? The molecules that are formed from the ionic and covalent bonds are neutral. This is because, in an ionic bond, two opposite charges cancel each other while in a covalent bond, neutral components shared the pair of electrons. Ionic and covalent, both are […]