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The speed of light travels at?
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899,799.458 Kilometers Per Second
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399,792.458 Kilometers Per Second
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299,792.458 Kilometers Per Second
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199,799.458 Kilometers Per Second
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What is the speed of sound?
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Fixed
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Immeasurable
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Increases With The Volume Of The Sound
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Variable
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A. Variable -
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What quantity is closest to the ratio of the mass of the electron to the mass of the proton?
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1/1836
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1/13360
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1/140
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1
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A. 1/1836 -
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What constant is referred to as "The Universe's Clock"?
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Speed of Light
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Gravitational Constant
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Avogadro's Number
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Planck's Constant
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A. Speed of Light -
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What value is h (Planck's constant)?
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H = 6.6260715×10 -34 J.s
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H = 6.8260715×10 -34 J.s
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H = 6.0260715×10 -34 J.s
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H = 6.9960715×10 -34 J.s
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A. H = 6.6260715×10 -34 J.sExplanation
Value of Planck's Constant is h = 6.6260715×10 -34 J.sRate this question:
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What is luminous intensity measured in?
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Lumens
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Watts
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Amperes
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Candelas
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A. Candelas -
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In what year did Einstein write his famous paper Zur Elektrodynamik bewegter Korper in which he introduced special relativity?
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1920
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1910
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1915
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1905
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A. 1905 -
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What is the definition of the "atomic mass unit"?
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The Mass Of Carbon-12 Divided By 12
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The Mass Of A Proton
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The Mass Of The Neutron
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The Average Of The Mass Of The Neutron And The Mass Of The Proton
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A. The Mass Of Carbon-12 Divided By 12 -
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Which century was Isaac Newton born in?
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1600's
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1500's
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1700's
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1800's
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A. 1600's -
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What is the most ductile metal on earth?
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Aluminum
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Copper
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Gold
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Silver
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A. Gold -
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Which is a theoretical particle that travels faster than the speed of light?
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Pi Meson
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Lepton
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Neutrino
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Tachyon
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A. Tachyon -
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Which operator is associated to linear momentum in the Schrodinger scheme of quantum mechanics?
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P
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X*D/Dx
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-I*Hbar*D/Dx
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(D/Dx)^2
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A. -I*Hbar*D/Dx -
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How many dynes make one Newton?
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10^5
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2^10
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10^7
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10^Pi
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A. 10^5 -
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Who was Isaac Newton's teacher?
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Isaac Barrow
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Robert Hooke
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Christian Huygens
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Aristotle
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A. Isaac Barrow -
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Before Kepler could formulate his laws, he needed the calculations of which other scientist ?
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Christian Huygens
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Tycho Brahe
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Issac Newton
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Nicolai Copernicus
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A. Tycho Brahe -
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