General physics

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classical physics

Physics; General physics

The branches of physics based on principles developed before the rise of relativity and quantum mechanics.

diffusion pump

Physics; General physics

Pump plays a role also in other high vacuum pumps, can produce pressures approaching 10−10 mbar.

carbon-14

Physics; General physics

A radioactive isotope of carbon, its half-life is equal 5720 years, used to date archaeological, geological, and hydrogeological samples.

delocalized electrons

Physics; General physics

Electrons that are not associated with a particular atom or bond in a molecule, as in aromatic compounds such as bezene.

The SI unit for magnetic flux, named after the German physicist Wilhelm Weber (1804-91). It represents the flux in one turn that produces an electromotive force (e.m.f.) of 1 V, when it is reduced to ...

physical change

Physics; General physics

A change of the state of a substance but not the identity of the substance pitch the frequency of a sound wave.

evaporation

Physics; General physics

Process of more molecules leaving a liquid for the gaseous state than returning from the gas to the liquid. It can occur at any given temperature from the surface of a liquid. Evaporation takes place ...