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The S.I unit of measuring weight is Newton and not Kilogram
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- A stopwatch started 0.50s after the start button was pressed. The time recorded using the stopwatch for a ball bearing falling through a liquid was 2.53s.(Solved)
A stopwatch started 0.50s after the start button was pressed. The time recorded using the stopwatch for a ball bearing falling through a liquid was 2.53s. Determine the time of fall.
Date posted: February 6, 2017. Answers (1)
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Date posted: January 16, 2017. Answers (1)
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State Archimedes' principle.
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State the pressure law for an ideal gas.
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Give a reason why it is not advisable to melt ice directly using an electric heating coil.
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Define specific latent heat of vaporization.
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Date posted: January 16, 2017. Answers (1)
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Date posted: January 16, 2017. Answers (1)
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Date posted: January 16, 2017. Answers (1)
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State two quantities kept constant while verifying Charles' law.
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State the law that connects pressure and temperature for a fixed mass of a gas.
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State two factors that affect upthrust on an object.
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A part from radius, state two other factors that affects centripetal force on a body going round a bend.
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Define efficiency of a machine.
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Date posted: January 16, 2017. Answers (1)
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Date posted: January 16, 2017. Answers (1)