Showing posts with label Physics Notes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Physics Notes. Show all posts
2013-03-24

Nuclear Reactor

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1. A nuclear reactor gives massive amount of energy through nuclear fission. Source: http://avasiyamillai.blogspot.com/2011/07/nuclear-po...
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2009-04-05

Transmission of Electricity

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Most power stations are located far away from populated areas. Electricity is transmitted from the power station to consumers through power ...

Energy Losses In a Transformer

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When we use the equation VpIp = VsIs we are assuming that the transformer is an ideal transformer. An ideal transformer is one which is 100%...
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2008-09-09

Semiconductor Diodes

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Semiconductor Diodes 1. A semiconductor diode is called the p-n junction diode. 2. it consists of a p-type semiconductor in contact with n-t...
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2008-08-07

Understanding Total Internal Reflection of Light

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1. If the angle of incidence is allowed to exceed the critical angle, it is found that light rays are not refracted. This is because all of ...
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2008-07-30

Reflection of Light on a Curved Surface: Method to draw ray diagrams

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1. There are two main types of curved mirrors, namely: (a) Convex Mirror (b) Concave Mirror 2. On a Concave mirror, the rays that are parall...
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Characteristics of Image formed by a plane mirror

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Characteristics of image formed in a plane mirror. (a) It is virtual (b) Has the same size as the object (c) Is laterally inverted (i.e. inv...
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2008-07-23

Understanding the Reflection of Light: Law of Reflection of Light

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1. The reflection of light can be studied by using light ray(s) and a plane of mirror which is placed on a piece of white paper. image ...
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2008-07-14

Understanding the Gas Laws: Gas Laws and Kinetic Theory of Gases

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Gas theory can be explained by way of the kinetic energy. When gas molecules hit the walls of the container and bounce back, a change in m...
2008-06-22

Application of Specific Heat capacity

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As we have read (supposedly) about the concept of heat capacity and specific heat capacity, we will discuss briefly about the application of...
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2008-06-17

Specific Heat Capacity

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Specific Heat Capacity 1. Specific heat capacity, c, of a body is the heat that is needed to increase the heat of a unit of mass or the subs...
2008-06-10

Types of Thermometer

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There are several types of thermometer, here, I explain only a few of the possibly many types of thermometer. Mercury thermometer 1....
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2008-06-09

Thermometers and calibration of Thermometers

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The definition of temperature as a physical quantity is based on the principle of thermal equilibrium. Let say there are Thermometer A, Liq...
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