Search results for "The Five K's" - New World Encyclopedia
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- 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
- Union politician and General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet ... Siberia. He joined Komsomol in 1926 and the Communist Party in 1931. After ...7 KB (1,027 words) - 03:38, 8 June 2024
- 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
