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What is an equipotential in an electric/gravitational field?

Equipotentials are lines of constant potential. In radial fields they join points of equal potential and are perpendicular to the field lines. They are concentric spherical surfaces about the centre of the b...
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What is damping in Simple Harmonic Motion?

An oscillation is damped if resistive forces are present e.g. air resistance or friction. The amplitude of the system will decrease over time, as opposed to a free oscillation which is undamped (no resistive...
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What is the definition of the photoelectric effect?

The photoelectric effect is the emission of electrons from the surface of a metal due to exposure of electromagnetic radiation above a certain frequency. Photon energy (E=hf or E=hc/λ). The work function is ...
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Explain the process of annihilation?

Matter and antimatter will annihilate if they meet: 1) Particle meets antiparticle. 2) Both have rest energies due to their masses. 3) Both have kinetic energies due to their movement (if they are moving). 4...
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What is the Strong Nuclear Force?

The Strong Nuclear Force keeps protons and neutrons together in the nucleus.Its range is no more than about 3-4 fentometres. It has equal effects between a proton-neutron, neutron-neutron and proton-proton c...
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