Category: Physics

What do negative values for net torque mean? Oh, torque can be positive or negative. Let us say that a positive torque would make a stationary object rotate counter clockwise and a negative torque would make it rotate clockwise. Is a clockwise moment positive or negative? The direction of a moment is opposite to the […]

Did Einstein say we Cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used to create them? The supposed Einstein quote from Skeptic reads “the world we have made as a result of the level of thinking we have done thus far creates problems that we cannot solve at the level of thinking at which […]

What does H2 plus O2 equal? H2 + O2 = H2O – Chemical Equation Balancer. Why is H2 O2 H2O2 incorrect? 1 Answer. The number of subscripts for each element in a chemical formula is like a form of spelling. Each chemical formula has its own unique set of elements and subscripts. For example, H2O […]

What happens if you put a pencil in a glass of water? As you sight at the portion of the pencil that was submerged in the water, light travels from water to air (or from water to glass to air). This light ray changes medium and subsequently undergoes refraction. As a result, the image of […]

Does your weight change in an elevator? When the elevator is moving, we will weigh our normal weight. Since we are already moving at the same speed as the elevator (up or down), nothing is affecting us to change our weight. However, when the elevator starts to go or stops, our body resists it. The […]

What color of light has the highest frequency? Violet waves What is the depression of light? Dispersion of light is caused by the change of speed of light ray (resulting in angle of deviation) of each wavelength by a different amount. Note: White light comprises of seven visible colours (VIBGYOR) whereas black (or dark) signifies […]

Which metal is used for cathodic protection? The simplest method to apply cathodic protection is by connecting the metal to be protected with another more easily corroded metal to act as the anode. Zinc, aluminium and magnesium are the metals commonly used as anodes. What is the difference between sacrificial anode and impressed current? The […]

How do you add two vectors using their components? Again, the component method of addition can be summarized this way: Using trigonometry, find the x-component and the y-component for each vector. Add up both x-components, (one from each vector), to get the x-component of the total. Add up both y-components, (one from each vector), to […]

Is there gravity in a vacuum? In a vacuum, gravity causes all objects to fall at the same rate. The mass of the object does not matter. If a person drops a hammer and a feather, air will make the feather fall more slowly. But if there were no air, they would fall at the […]

How do you calculate ploidy? Ploidy can be assessed either by chromosome number or by flow cytometry using the DNA index (DI), the ratio of fluorescence in leukemic blasts compared to normal cells. Normal diploid cells have 46 chromosomes and a DI of 1.0, hyperdiploid cells have higher values, and hypodiploid cells lower. What does […]