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Concave lens
Physics; General physics
Also called a diverging lens, a lens that is thinner in the middle than at the edges. Concave lenses refract light away from a focal point.
Conservation of angular momentum
Physics; General physics
If the net torque acting on a rigid body is zero, then the angular momentum of the body is constant or conserved.
Coefficient of volume expansion
Physics; General physics
A coefficient that tells how much the volume of a solid will change when it is heated or cooled.
Completely inelastic collision
Physics; General physics
A collision in which the colliding particles stick together.
Coherent light
Physics; General physics
Light such that all of the associated waves have the same wavelength and are in phase.
Concave mirror
Physics; General physics
A converging mirror, one with centre of curvature on reflecting side of mirror.
Law of reflection
Physics; General physics
For a reflected light ray, θ incidence = θ reflection . In other words, a ray of light reflects of a surface in the same plane as the incident ray and the normal, and at an angle to the ...
