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Hi Rajini, Thanks for the reply. But i guess it still doesn't address the question why the presence of the holding fingers force that location to become a node. Any other responses from the experienced forummers please? Thanks!

Hi people, I have a question which i hope you helpful guys/gals can help to shed light on. We all know when we strike one end of a solid metal rod with a hammer sideways (i.e. from left to right), longitudinal vibrations will be set up across the length of the rod. Textbooks and websites...

Hello friends, I have done some research on the Internet about producing standing waves in a metal rod, and how the various harmonics frequencies are being derived. I have two questions that i wish to discuss here: 1. Is the pattern of standing waves and method of formula derivation the...

Hi Magpes, Thanks for the reply. I can understand why you said radiation through metals is negligible, as there are many mobile electroons which will make conduction the predominant process. But i can't fully understand why radiation through air is negligible if the temp is less than...

"I pour hot water into a metal container. The inside surface of the container gets hot." It is quite clear the inside surface gets hot due to conduction (criteria of process is satisfied). What i am not so sure about is whether radiation is involved. Theory and some gut instinct tells me...

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Hi, In the study of the greenhouse effect, I know for a fact that short wavelength radiation pass through a glass container and heat up its contents. When its contents get hot, they will re-emit longer wavelength (and hence lower energies) radiation, which will then be unable to pass through...

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Homework Statement Jack took two glass bottles containing water at 20 degC and wrapped them separately in washcloths. One of the washcloths was wet and the other was dry. Twenty minutes later, she measured the water temperature in each bottle. The water in the bottle with the wet washcloth was...

Comment: "When a metal is heated, there is current (ie flow of e) flowing too" "We all know that metals are good conductors of heat. When one end of the metal is heated, the electrons will rapidly transfer the energy to the other end. This energy transfer often involves the flow of electrons...

Hi, I am puzzled by the use of the number 273 when converting from Celsius to Kelvin and vice versa. I know that Celsius scale is based on ice point and steam point, whereas Kelvin scale is based on triple point of water, which is very very close to ice point. I am a teacher and i was...

Thanks a lot to all those who have applied. This forum is a great resource haven. So to conclude, a better way to have a better telescope will be to have the 2 plane surfaces facing each other. The curved surfaces will then face the light source and the observer's eye respectively. Is this...

Hi all, I am implementing a lab activity for a 2 lens set-up that will serve as a simple telescope. In the teacher's manual, it lists down 2 plano-convex lenses, with the 2 curved surfaces facing each other. The plane faces will respectively face the light source and the observer's eye...

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Hi all, Lets say i have a battery with a rated voltage of 3V. This means that there is a potential difference of 3 V across the +ve and -ve ends of the battery. This can mean 3V/0V, 5V/2V, 6V/3V and the list of possible combinations goes on. My question: Is there any way of knowing the...