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Ask student what causes charge, i.e. motion of electrons.

So answer is that electrons move away from the object leaving it positively charged, or move onto a neutral object leaving it negatively ch...

In order to tackle this question a general understanding of the the Kinetic Molecular Theory is required. The theory is based on assumptions of the behaviour of Ideal gases which are: Ideal gases are made...

To understand how an optical fibre transfers light, we must first understand the concept of 'total internal reflection'. Whenever light is refracted from one medium to another, the refractive index of the...

20% efficiency means that 20% of the electrical energy going into the lamp is transfered to light, and 80% of the energy is lost/wasted.

It is important to remember that there are four main concepts to keep in mind while thinking about the parachutist. To remember them, it might be helpful to use the acronym GADE: Gravity, Acceleration, Dr...