Category: Physics

Can wood exist as a liquid? As a result of the chemical, irreversible breakdown of its components, wood does not melt. Although the water and volatile matter would evaporate in the vacuum, the long cellulose fibers in wood would strongly inhibit wood’s transition to the liquid state. Can everything be a liquid? Yes, every element […]

How many horsepower is a human? 1.2 hp Why does a horse have 15 horsepower? While it is true that the maximum output of a horse is around 15 horsepower, when you average the output of a horse over the course of a work day it ends up being around a horsepower. Watt defined this […]

Can you sit on a cloud? Nope. You can’t sit on a cloud, because there’s really nothing there. What you think of as a cloud is basically just air. It looks the way it looks because there are many, many, many tiny droplets of water suspended in the air, which refract the light and make […]

Can I lift a 100 pound box? 100 pounds on a barbell is one thing, a box is entirely different. There is no way to safely lift a heavy box by yourself. Can a girl lift 100 pounds? A woman’s experience with lifting weights also influences how much average weight she can lift. According to […]

What are multiple alleles give an example? Multiple alleles refer to the occurrence of three or more than three alleles for a particular gene. Alleles are different or contrasting forms of a gene. For example, for the gene encoding for height, one allele can be for tallness, whereas the other can be for dwarfness. What […]

How does a catalyst decrease activation energy? A catalyst can lower the activation energy for a reaction by: orienting the reacting particles in such a way that successful collisions are more likely. reacting with the reactants to form an intermediate that requires lower energy to form the product. What is difference between positive and negative […]

What is powered by steam? In steam. Steam power constitutes an important power source for industrial society. Water is heated to steam in power plants, and the pressurized steam drives turbines that produce electrical current. The thermal energy of steam is thus converted to mechanical energy, which in turn is converted into… How fast did […]

What is meant by a free electron? 1 : an electron within a conducting substance (as a metal) but not permanently attached to any atom. 2 : an electron moving in a vacuum. Who proposed free electron model? Hendrik A. What are the types of free electron theory? Classical free electron theory of metals (Drude […]

Where is the lithosphere? The lithosphere is the solid, outer part of the Earth. The lithosphere includes the brittle upper portion of the mantle and the crust, the outermost layers of Earth’s structure. It is bounded by the atmosphere above and the asthenosphere (another part of the upper mantle) below. What are the two main […]

What happens when electrons get excited? When an atom is in an excited state, the electron can drop all the way to the ground state in one go, or stop on the way in an intermediate level. Electrons do not stay in excited states for very long – they soon return to their ground states, […]