What is a stalactite and how does it form?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: A stalactite is an icicle—shaped carbonate rock formed in caves from dripping water rich in calcium carbonate. As the calcium carbonate rich water drips downward, the water evaporates and the calcium carbonate precipitates.
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Materials in which the electrons are bound very loosely to the nuclei and can move about freely within the material are referred to as
A) insulators. B) conductors. C) semiconductors. D) superconductors. E) polar.
Exclusion Principle: How many electrons will fit into a 4f subshell?
A. 3 B. 4 C. 7 D. 14
In a two-object inelastic collision, how are the final velocities of the objects related?
A. There is no relation. B. The larger mass has the larger velocity. C. The larger mass has the smaller velocity. D. They each have the same velocity.
A series RC circuit has a time constant of 0.900 s. The battery has an emf of 24.0 V, and the maximum current in the circuit is 0.500 mA.What is the charge stored in the capacitor 2.00 s after the switch is closed?
a. 401 ?C b. 18.8 ?C c. 108 ?C d. 450 ?C