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- The term potash has more than one meaning. In a narrow sense, it refers ... Potash has been used since antiquity in the manufacture of glass, ...6 KB (830 words) - 05:51, 30 November 2022
- Feldspar is the name of a group of rock-forming minerals that make ... Feldspar is derived from the German Feld (field) and Spat (a rock ...5 KB (690 words) - 01:58, 26 March 2024
- occur when there are too many protons in the nucleus of an atom and insufficient ... This process leaves the atom of the daughter element in an excited ...5 KB (705 words) - 15:57, 13 February 2024
- wherein one set of substances, called the reactants, is converted into ... The reactants and products are shown using their chemical formulas ...12 KB (1,989 words) - 14:40, 5 December 2023
- The Kelvin scale is a thermodynamic (absolute) temperature scale. ... It can be shown from the laws of thermodynamics that absolute zero ...15 KB (2,316 words) - 17:20, 5 October 2022
- Umam) (c. 1500 - December 20, 1524) was the last ruler and king of the ... 1960, and is commemorated on February 20, on the anniversary of his death. ...12 KB (1,982 words) - 02:50, 19 April 2023
- The word "acid" comes from the Latin acidus meaning "sour ... An acid (often represented by the generic formula HA) is any substance ...16 KB (2,510 words) - 07:38, 14 June 2023
- areas of geometry. Intuitively, curvature is the amount by which a geometric ... The primordial example of extrinsic curvature is that of a circle ...12 KB (1,818 words) - 06:48, 12 January 2024
- In mathematics, the concept of a curve tries to capture the intuitive ... The term curve is also used in ways making it almost synonymous with ...14 KB (2,245 words) - 21:42, 23 June 2022
- Joris-Karl Huysmans; he is most famous for the novel À rebours. His style ... Huysmans," using an approximation of the Dutch equivalent of his forenames ...9 KB (1,248 words) - 03:25, 6 August 2022
- In physics, thermal conductivity, k, is the property of a material ... Conduction is the most significant means of heat transfer in a solid ...17 KB (2,527 words) - 18:28, 30 April 2023
- Neon (chemical symbol Ne, atomic number 10) is the fourth most abundant ... Neon (from the Greek word νέος, meaning "new") was discovered ...6 KB (841 words) - 16:18, 11 November 2022
- In mathematics, the parabola (from the Greek word παραβολή ... A particular case arises when the plane is tangent to the conical ...17 KB (2,651 words) - 11:24, 11 March 2023
- of considerable accomplishment, avoiding the overly pro-Slavic style of ... Tolstoy was born in Saint Petersburg to the famous family of Count ...7 KB (1,141 words) - 05:10, 17 June 2023
- The gas constant (also known as the molar, universal, or ideal gas ... Denoted by the symbol R, the value of the gas constant is: ...9 KB (1,458 words) - 04:37, 18 April 2024
- of air or aerial acid) is a weak acid with the formula H2CO3. It is formed ... The presence of carbonic acid in the blood and other body fluids helps ...13 KB (2,013 words) - 19:10, 26 November 2023
- #039;s ability to properly metabolize the sugar galactose. The disease ... Much more serious than lactose intolerance, which prevents the body ...8 KB (1,106 words) - 03:47, 18 April 2024
- In geology, the term crust is used for the outermost solid shell of ... Earth has the best characterized and perhaps the most complex crust ...13 KB (1,961 words) - 23:42, 5 May 2022
- was a Hungarian-born sociologist, one of the founding fathers of classical ... Hungary, which is now Hungary. He was the only child of a Hungarian ...10 KB (1,422 words) - 07:18, 5 October 2022
- Astatine (chemical symbol At, atomic number 85) is the rarest naturally ... The total amount of astatine in the Earth's crust has been estimated ...6 KB (808 words) - 05:08, 18 August 2023
- The term xylene refers to a group of three benzene derivatives, each ... The xylene group ranks among the top 30 chemicals produced in the ...10 KB (1,443 words) - 09:56, 22 May 2023
- Boyle's law (sometimes called the Boyle-Mariotte law) is one ... inversely proportional (while one increases, the other decreases).Ira N. Levine ...8 KB (1,241 words) - 14:53, 28 April 2020
- or contracts to a certain extent, and when the force is released, the spring ... Simple, non-coiled springs, such as the bow (used with an arrow), ...12 KB (1,789 words) - 16:14, 8 February 2023
- In the Standard Model of particle physics, a meson is a composite ... Since mesons are composed of quarks, they participate in both the ...20 KB (3,017 words) - 16:16, 9 November 2022
- Nitrogen dioxide is a chemical compound with the formula NO2. It is ... of nitric acid (HNO3) over copper metal. The reaction is the following: ...7 KB (934 words) - 02:27, 16 November 2022
- (petrol), as a feedstock component for the production of base petrochemicals ... Recent concerns regarding depletion of the ozone layer by freon gases ...10 KB (1,437 words) - 18:43, 23 November 2023
- German physicist who did most of his work in the Netherlands. This temperature ... measurements are made primarily on the Celsius scale. On the Fahrenheit ...13 KB (1,850 words) - 00:27, 25 March 2024
- to air. Less dense than water, it is the second least dense metal after ... The ions, alloys, and compounds of potassium have a wide range of ...18 KB (2,538 words) - 05:52, 30 November 2022
- Argon (chemical symbol Ar, atomic number 18) is a member of the noble ... The inertness of argon is a very useful property for a number of applications ...11 KB (1,517 words) - 06:25, 12 August 2023
- Silane is a chemical compound with the chemical formula SiH4. It is ... naming silanes. For instance, depending on the number of silicon atoms in ...8 KB (1,184 words) - 22:02, 29 January 2023
- on economics, American Capitalism (1952), The Affluent Society (1958), and ... He was one of a few two-time recipients of the Presidential Medal ...18 KB (2,525 words) - 02:28, 9 February 2023
- of properties known as superfluidity, and the material is said to be in ... Don Misener in 1937. It is a major facet in the study of quantum hydrodynamics. ...7 KB (1,079 words) - 13:54, 28 April 2023
- sophisticated musical works. Serenades of the eighteenth and nineteenth ... a type of cantata performed outdoors. From the Classical period until now ...10 KB (1,496 words) - 09:55, 26 January 2023
- rock-forming silicate minerals, belonging to the subgroup called phyllosilicates ... common substrate for sample preparation for the atomic force microscope. ...9 KB (1,317 words) - 16:34, 9 November 2022
- functions. These organelles are found in the cytoplasm of most plant cells ... Vacuoles and their contents are considered to be distinct from the ...10 KB (1,475 words) - 23:00, 13 November 2022
- (phonetic notation and transcription) for the Mandarin language used in ... Wade-Giles was the main system of transcription in the English-speaking ...13 KB (1,871 words) - 22:05, 3 May 2023
- observers of philosophy to have been one of the leading analytic philosophers ... analytic philosophical work betrays the extent of his impact on the field. ...14 KB (2,162 words) - 19:54, 23 August 2020
- , pronounced p-bar) is the antiparticle of the proton. An antiproton ... The properties of the antiproton are predicted by CPT symmetry ...8 KB (1,066 words) - 01:57, 9 January 2023
- space in a regular pattern, often involving the transfer of energy. When thinking ... have frequencies that are detectable by the human ear. Scientists, however ...13 KB (2,010 words) - 23:20, 3 May 2023
- a wide range of temperatures. They measure the temperature difference between ... In 1821, the German–Estonian physicist Thomas Johann Seebeck discovered ...22 KB (3,206 words) - 18:29, 30 April 2023
- In mathematics, an ellipse (from the Greek word ἔλλειψις ... is cut with a plane that does not intersect the base of the cone, the intersection ...10 KB (1,658 words) - 17:15, 13 February 2024
- Friction is the force that opposes the relative motion or tendency ... force. For example, it allows us to walk on the ground without slipping, it ...12 KB (1,929 words) - 11:00, 11 April 2024
- An elastomer is a polymer with the property of elasticity. In other ... Rubbers (both natural and synthetic) are widely used for the manufacture ...7 KB (1,017 words) - 07:38, 10 August 2023
- Surface science is the study of physical and chemical phenomena that ... catalysis. In addition, it is important for the production of semiconductor ...13 KB (1,826 words) - 23:53, 26 February 2023
- A modal logic was originally designed to describe the logical relations ... The languages of modal logics usually extend preexisting logics, e ...14 KB (2,164 words) - 19:24, 9 November 2022
- Ethyl acetate is an organic compound that is an ester derived from ... nail polish removers. It is also useful in the process of decaffeination ...8 KB (1,113 words) - 04:36, 22 March 2024
- collide to produce products different from the initial particles. In principle ... In the case of radioactive decay, the transformation is spontaneous ...22 KB (3,405 words) - 00:39, 17 November 2022
- highly unstable. Consequently, knowledge of the properties of this element ... This element, which was named for France, was the last element discovered ...6 KB (795 words) - 04:56, 9 April 2024
- of molybdenum refinement, it is among the ten most expensive metals ... Rhenium is widely spread in the Earth's crust, at approximately ...10 KB (1,384 words) - 20:01, 8 December 2022
- The exponential function is one of the most important functions in ... The graph of y = e'x is shown on the right. The graph is always ...8 KB (1,160 words) - 23:57, 24 March 2024
- Frequency is a measure of the number of occurrences of a repeating ... In SI units, the unit of frequency is hertz (Hz), named after the ...11 KB (1,752 words) - 10:59, 11 April 2024
- Colitis (or colonitis) is inflammation of the colon (or more generally ... Inflammation is a response by the body to address such challenges ...11 KB (1,475 words) - 22:31, 7 January 2024
- and have a relatively low content of silica. The Earth's mantle is thought ... in layers. These rock types do not represent the chemistry of the magma from ...7 KB (892 words) - 01:30, 3 May 2023
- in Abdera in Ancient Greece. He was one of the best known Sophists. Protagoras is best known for his dictum: "Man is the measure ...6 KB (889 words) - 08:16, 2 December 2022
- 1936) was an influential English writer of the early twentieth century. His ... Chesterton has been called the "prince of paradox." ...21 KB (3,246 words) - 07:30, 15 April 2024
- plants and fungi (Quarmby and Parker 2005). The play an important part in ... membrane and thus is not an organelle in the narrower sense of structures ...11 KB (1,624 words) - 01:44, 13 January 2023
- Fauna is all of the animals of any particular region or time period ... found in a specific time or place, such as the "Sonoran Desert fauna ...10 KB (1,515 words) - 23:37, 1 November 2023
- [[Image:Triosephosphate isomerase.jpg|thumb|350px|Ribbon diagram of ... An enzyme is a biological catalyst that regulates the rate of a chemical ...18 KB (2,741 words) - 19:04, 13 February 2024
- pH is a measure of the acidity and the basicity/alkalinity of a solution ... In aqueous systems, the hydrogen ion activity is dictated by the dissociation ...15 KB (2,240 words) - 15:20, 29 August 2023
- a college of arts, science, and commerce. The Senate of Serampore College ... unable to retrieve. --> The Latin name of the college motto, Gloriam ...14 KB (1,875 words) - 09:54, 26 January 2023
- materials at extremely low temperatures (on the order of −200 degrees Celsius ... Superconductors are used to make some of the most powerful electromagnets ...21 KB (3,041 words) - 23:46, 26 February 2023
- form is highly unstable in air. It was the "secret" element ... of its oxide, yttria (Y2O3), from one of the many unusual minerals found ...12 KB (1,634 words) - 21:34, 4 June 2023
- 3, 1924) was an American publisher who was the co-founder of the Funk & ... Both founders were Lutheran ministers. During its early years the ...7 KB (985 words) - 05:46, 15 June 2023
- Electromagnetic radiation (EM radiation or EMR) takes the form of ... subdivided into various types, according to the frequency of the wave. These ...22 KB (3,329 words) - 15:54, 13 February 2024
- Tikal (or Tik’al, according to the more current orthography) is ... In addition to the ruins of the Mayan culture, the reserve protects ...19 KB (2,902 words) - 23:34, 30 April 2023
- Phosgene is the chemical compound with the formula COCl2. This highly ... Phosgene was synthesized by the chemist John Davy (1790-1868) in 1812 ...10 KB (1,416 words) - 22:44, 28 March 2023
- Protactinium (chemical symbol Pa, atomic number 91) is a member of ... The isotope protactinium-231 occurs in pitchblende to the extent of ...9 KB (1,150 words) - 08:16, 2 December 2022
- as sulfur, oxygen, or nitrogen, as part of the ring. Aromaticity is a chemical ... More broadly, the general term purines also is used in reference to ...7 KB (928 words) - 23:49, 2 December 2022
- liquids, and solids. It is concerned with the production, control, transmission ... Knowledge gained through the field of acoustics has had great significance ...7 KB (998 words) - 07:44, 14 June 2023
- Celsius (or centigrade) is a temperature scale named after the Swedish ... The Celsius scale has been adopted as a standard for regular temperature ...23 KB (3,406 words) - 23:47, 3 December 2023
- ores and is important as a trace element in the human body. It is used in ... Cobalt compounds are used in the production of inks, paints, and varnishes ...13 KB (1,769 words) - 22:14, 7 January 2024
- 2 (two) is a number, numeral, and glyph that represents the number ... The number two also represents a pair or duality. In biology, sexual ...19 KB (2,775 words) - 06:42, 13 June 2023
- inventor. He is believed to have built the first self-propelled mechanical ... of a Jesuit mission in China, may have been the first to build a 'car ...6 KB (974 words) - 23:34, 14 November 2022
- branch of astronomy that focuses on the study of celestial objects ... Astronomers have discovered various types of X-ray sources in the ...11 KB (1,662 words) - 14:15, 20 May 2023
- There are many physical constants in science. Some of the most widely ... * the rationalized Planck's constant ħ, * the gravitational constant ...22 KB (3,290 words) - 05:07, 24 November 2022
- or solute (substance in solution) binds to the surface of a solid or liquid ... systems. For example, activated carbon, the most common adsorbent, is ...19 KB (2,837 words) - 06:18, 15 June 2023
- publisher, and spelling reformer. He was the co-founder of Funk & Wagnalls. Funk founded the I.K. Funk & Company in 1876. The firm's ...10 KB (1,515 words) - 19:40, 7 February 2023
- ethyl chloride is produced according to the chemical equation. ... At various times in the past, ethyl chloride has also been produced ...7 KB (906 words) - 17:08, 10 December 2023
- Fisher is the common name for a largely arboreal, North American carnivorous ... With its speed and agility, the fisher is a remarkable predator that ...12 KB (1,833 words) - 17:26, 28 March 2024
- :This article is about the hypothetical class of particles. ... serving as one possible solution to the dark matter problem. They ...10 KB (1,576 words) - 23:22, 3 May 2023
- ghosts, spirits, and black magic, based on the award-winning novel of the ... Ananthabhadram won five awards in the Kerala State Film Awards 2005 ...14 KB (1,924 words) - 18:58, 26 July 2023
- to its intense radioactivity, it glows in the dark with a pale blue light ... more commonly made in milligram amounts by the neutron irradiation of 226Ra ...7 KB (911 words) - 05:39, 15 June 2023
- According to the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, The Hertzsprung-Russell ... a red dwarf star is a small and relatively cool star of the main sequence ...10 KB (1,492 words) - 19:09, 16 April 2023
- :This article is about the geometric shape. Reg polyhedron stat table|C ... or sides, with three meeting at each vertex. The cube can also be called a ...8 KB (1,139 words) - 06:42, 11 January 2024
- Lemur is the common name for any of the prosimian primates belonging ... large eyes with a reflective layer over the retina; a tail, if present ...10 KB (1,459 words) - 19:36, 25 October 2022
- as evidence or argument for anything; the exception being when a tautology ... formal two-valued logic (i.e. logic based on the two principles: (1) that nothing ...9 KB (1,481 words) - 16:04, 23 June 2023
- was a Japanese theoretical physicist and the first Japanese person to win ... in theoretical physics, particularly in the theory of elementary particles ...3 KB (480 words) - 13:02, 22 January 2024
- :This article is about the chemical compound. {{Chembox new ... point and a characteristic smell. It is the most common member of a class ...13 KB (1,801 words) - 14:33, 29 January 2024
- and oxygen. There are various borate ions, the simplest of which is BO33− ... Borates in the soil stimulate plant growth, as they supply boron, ...10 KB (1,587 words) - 19:37, 20 November 2023
- logician whose best-known accomplishment is the proposal about the notion ... Other relevant contributions by Church are the proofs of the undecidablility ...10 KB (1,376 words) - 08:20, 23 July 2023
- In mathematics, the Cartesian coordinate system (or rectangular coordinate ... Using the Cartesian coordinate system, geometric shapes (such as curves ...14 KB (2,020 words) - 00:41, 29 November 2023
- chemical formula is C10H16O. It is found in the bark and wood of the camphor ... The word camphor derives from the French word camphre, itself from ...11 KB (1,519 words) - 18:58, 25 November 2023
- oscillations about an equilibrium point. The oscillations may be periodic ... which most people call noise. For example, the vibrational motions of engines ...35 KB (5,669 words) - 18:04, 3 May 2023
- economic thought and his influential book, The Great Transformation. He argued ... Michael Polanyi, chemist and philosopher. The son of a prominent member ...16 KB (2,415 words) - 07:19, 5 October 2022
- and bumpy), and a fine sandpaper rash over the upper body that may spread ... with antibiotics is started, following the full course of prescribed ...11 KB (1,507 words) - 08:16, 17 September 2022
- " His work included development of the concept of anomie, derived ... Jewish immigrant family. Educated in the South Philadelphia High School ...30 KB (4,398 words) - 21:28, 16 April 2023
- Spinach is an annual plant, Spinacia oleracea, of the flowering plant ... a rich source of iron is exaggerated due to the fact that the plant contains ...11 KB (1,686 words) - 21:39, 7 February 2023
- persons based on whether or not they accept the authority of the Vedic scriptures ... Hindu philosophy asserts that it is more important to accept the authority ...8 KB (1,157 words) - 01:27, 11 November 2022
- is a clear, water-insoluble liquid with the typical smell of paint thinners ... The name toluene was derived from the older name toluol that refers ...10 KB (1,406 words) - 03:55, 1 May 2023
- As a member of the angiosperms or flowering plants, monocots (and ... Monocots dominate great parts of the earth and comprise the majority ...8 KB (1,275 words) - 13:12, 10 March 2023
