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Potential energy energy
Physics; General physics
Possessed by a body by the virtue of its position or configuration is called potential energy. There are two types of potential energies, gravitational and elastic. The potential energy of a body by ...
Freezing point
Physics; General physics
The temperature at which a phase change of liquid to solid takes place; the same temperature as the melting point for a given substance.
Primary coil
Physics; General physics
Part of a transformer; a coil of wire that is connected to a source of alternating current .
Frequency (of oscillations)
Physics; General physics
The number of oscillations made by an oscillating body per second is called the frequency.
Principle of calorimetry
Physics; General physics
If no heat is lost to the surroundings and there is no change of state also, then,.
Frequency (of waves)
Physics; General physics
The number of waves produced per second is called its frequency.
Proof
Physics; General physics
A measure of ethanol concentration of an alcoholic beverage; proof is double the concentration by volume; for example, 50 percent by volume is 100 proof.
