Explore Download 0CommentLinkEmbedof 6Readcast0 inShare Xavier Bourret-Sicotte Physics18/09/2007 Measuring the speed of sound In this experiment‚ we will measure the speed of sound.The apparatus consisted of a plastic tube filled with water linked to a water container. Thiscontainer could be displaced vertically in order to change the water level. We would thenmake a tuning fork vibrate above the pipe and change the water level until the resonance wasat maximum intensity.Hypothesis: The
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4W Experiment to Verify Snell’s Law of Refraction and to Estimate the Speed of Light inside a Transparent Plastic Block 1. Preparation: a) Read about refraction of waves and Snell’s Law. b) Find the relation between the refractive index of a medium and the speed of light in that medium. c) Read about total internal reflection; especially the definition of the “critical angle of incidence”. 2. Using the special apparatus provided‚ measure the angles of refraction corresponding to a wide range of
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Application Of Physics In Medicine Medical physics is generally speaking the application of physics concepts‚ theories and methods to medicine. A medical physics department may be based in either a hospital or a university. Clinical medical physicists are often found in Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology‚ Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Oncology. However‚ areas of specialty are widely varied in scope and breadth e.g.‚ clinical physiology‚ neurophysiology (Finland)‚ and audiology
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The drop of the egg has many physics‚ when the egg drops there it has lost for forces behind it such as the eggs speed and the movement of it. The forces of the egg is velocity‚ speed‚ Newton’s first law‚ gravity and acceleration. If you see when the egg drops the motion will still remain moving until it gets interrupted by any other other forces‚ for example the floor that the egg would eventually hit would be the force that causes it to stop it from moving. Do to history and past experiments the
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6. Applications * Is it possible to add heat to a body without changing its temperature? Yes. It is possible to add energy to a body (in the form of heat) and not raise its temperature by causing a phase change. When you heat ice it takes energy to convert it from ice to water‚ but does not change the temperature of the body until it is all converted. The principle behind this is what we call latent heat. It refers to the energy (or heat) required to change the state of a substance without changing
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IB Interesting Facts 1968‚ IB‚ standing for the International Baccalaureate‚ has been founded as a non-profit educational organization at the International School of Geneva. It was created by teachers at the school‚ in addition to help from teachers from all over the world. Today‚ the International Baccalaureate has grown into a university preparatory program that has been divided‚ in most schools‚ into three programs for students as young as 3 years old to students 19 years old. • It was first
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Chapter 19 Nuclear Energy 19.1 Energy in your life Almost everything around us uses electricity and in order to power these devices‚ we must generate it. To create electrical energy‚ we must create thermal energy. Several techniques include using coal‚ natural gas‚ or nuclear thermal to create heat. Once heat is created‚ it is used to vaporize water and use the steam to propel a piston which turns an electric generator. Alternative energy sources include wind‚ solar‚ and micro hydro. 19.2 Nuclear
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HG-1 THE HEAT OF FUSION OF ICE Introduction When heat flows into a system there are a number of things that can happen. One result could be a temperature rise. Or‚ the system might even catch fire. A third possibility is a change of state. As you know‚ matter exists in three states (or maybe four‚ the fourth being a plasma)‚ solid‚ liquid and gaseous. At different temperatures‚ the same substance may be in different states. Each state is characterized by the way the interatomic forces act. In solids
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The Nobel Prize in Physics 1968 was awarded to Luis Alvarez "for his decisive contributions to elementary particle physics‚ in particular the discovery of a large number of resonance states‚ made possible through his development of the technique of using hydrogen bubble chamber and data analysis". Alvarez’s colleagues sometimes called him the "prize wild idea man" because of the huge range of his activities. He did all kinds of research into the atomic nucleus‚ light‚ electrons‚ radar‚ and so
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AL Physics Centripetal Force(1ST Lab Report) Objective : To measure the centripetal force by whirling it around a horizontal circle‚ then compare the result with theoretical value FC = m(2r. Apparatus : 1Rubber bung 1Glass tube (About 15 cm long) 1Slotted weights‚ with hanger 12 × 0.02 kg 1Nylon thread 1.5 m 1Paper marker 1Adhesive tape 1Metre rule 1Stop watch 1Safety goggles Set-up: Procedure: 1. Attach one end of a 1.5 m length of nylon thread to a rubber bung and thread
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