Mercury is denser than water
Mercury gives short measurable columns unlike water.
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What are the disadvantages of using alcohol as a thermometric liquid?
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This is under thermal expansion.
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Name the branches of Physics.
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This is under Introduction to Physics.
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November 21, 2017
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State three ways in which an electromagnet could be made more powerful.
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This is under electricity and magnetism.
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Explain why the feet feel colder when a person stands on a cemented floor than when on a wooden floor.
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This is under Heat transfer.
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November 21, 2017
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Explain why luggage compartments are situated in the lower parts of buses.
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This is under equilibrium and center of gravity.
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November 21, 2017
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Explain why a glass window soon becomes dusty when wiped dry with a dry cloth on a dry day.
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This is under Electrostatics.
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Explain how heat loss through conduction and radiation is minimized in a vacuum flask
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Explain how heat loss through conduction and radiation is minimized in a vacuum flask.
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When a brush is in water,the bristles spread but when it is taken out of water, the bristles cling together. Explain
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When a brush is in water,the bristles spread but when it is taken out of water, the bristles cling together. Explain.
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November 21, 2017
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State three properties of solids whose density can be measured using the density bottle
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State three properties of solids whose density can be measured using the density bottle.
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November 21, 2017
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Explain how temperature affects surface tension.
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Explain how temperature affects surface tension.
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November 21, 2017
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State the limitations of a pinhole camera
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State the limitations of a pinhole camera.
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November 21, 2017
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State the characteristics of Fermi-Dirac Statistics
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State the characteristics of Fermi-Dirac Statistics
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November 20, 2017
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Give the two basic Assumptions of The Debye Theory of specific Heat.
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Give the two basic Assumptions of The Debye Theory of specific Heat.
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November 20, 2017
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Give the three basic assumptions of Drude's theory of metals.
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Give the three basic assumptions of Drude's theory of metals.
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November 20, 2017
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Discuss the free electron theory.
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Discuss the free electron theory.
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November 20, 2017
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Give the characteristics of Bose-Einstein Statistics
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Give the characteristics of Bose-Einstein Statistics
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November 20, 2017
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State the advantages and disadvantages of anomalous expansion of water?
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State the advantages and disadvantages of anomalous expansion of water?
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November 20, 2017
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State why the boiling point of steam is used instead of water?
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State why the boiling point of steam is used instead of water?
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Define the following properties of fluids (i) Density (ii) Specific weight (iii) Relative density (iv) Kinematic viscosity
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Define the following properties of fluids
(i) Density
(ii) Specific weight
(iii) Relative density
(iv) Kinematic viscosity
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November 20, 2017
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Give the definition of (i) closed system (ii) open system (iii) isolated system
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Give the definition of
(i) closed system
(ii) open system
(iii) isolated system
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