Understanding Energy: Concepts, Types, and Conservation
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The Concept of Energy in Physics
In physics, the universal law of conservation of energy, which is the basis for the first law of thermodynamics, indicates that the energy attached to an isolated system remains constant over time. However, the theory of special relativity establishes an equivalence between mass and energy by which all bodies, by virtue of being formed of matter, contain energy. Moreover, additional
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Inheritance and Mendelism
In 1854, work began on plants to understand the principles regulating the transmission of characteristics from parents to descendants. A pure line is a group of living things that produce offspring with the same traits, generation after generation.
Mendel’s First Law
Mendel’s first law states that if you cross two pure breeds for a particular character, the descendants of the first generation are all equal to each other (both phenotype and genotype) and equal (in phenotype)
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Light and Vision
Properties of Light
Light: An object capable of emitting light itself.
Opaque: A material that does not allow light to pass through.
Translucent: A material that allows some light to pass through.
Light Ray: A straight line representing the direction and propagation of light. It is a graphic representation with no thickness.
Light Beam: A physical representation of light. When light passes through a thin slit, it forms a beam, which has thickness.
Shadows: Formed when an object blocks
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Electromagnetic Radiation and Atomic Structure
Electromagnetic radiation: E-space propagation involves magnetic and electric waves.
Electric No-Load Movement: Creates magnetic and electric fields.
The nature of electromagnetic radiation is twofold:
- Corpuscular: Emission of small corpuscles or particles (Newton).
- Wave: Wave-type disturbance (Maxwell). Light has a dual nature: wave-particle.
Experimental facts that determine the structure of the atom: The experience of electrical discharges in vacuum tubes,
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Reynolds Number
A dimensionless coefficient related to critical velocity. Above a certain speed, fluid flow transitions from laminar (layered) to turbulent. It can be calculated using fluid properties, velocity, and a characteristic length (e.g., Re = ρvd/μ).
Compressibility Factor (Z)
A measure of the deviation of a real gas from ideal gas behavior. Defined as Z = Pv / RT, where v is the molar volume (V/n), P is pressure, R is the ideal gas constant, and T is temperature.
Triple Line
Represents states
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Thermodynamics, Waves, and Mechanics: Physics Q&A
Q.1 Zeroth’s Law of Thermodynamics
Answer: The zeroth law of thermodynamics states that if two thermodynamic systems are each in thermal equilibrium with a third one, then they are in thermal equilibrium with each other.
Q.2 Sign Convention in Thermodynamics
Answer: The sign convention used in the measurement of heat, work, and internal energy is:
- Heat added to the system is positive.
- Work done by the system is positive.
- Change in internal energy is