Also, without going too far off topic, weight used to be understood as mass until we realized that we also need to factor gravity into the mix. Could this be applied to Coulombs Law. Like is it possible for the need to factor in something we currently are not doing? I guess what I am getting at...
So the constant's units are in ##\ \mathrm{\frac{N m^2}{C^2}}##? Those are the units of k and the number of those units are ##9 \ 10^9##?
Kind of like the unit of s in ##s ={\frac{d}{r}} ## could be in ##\ \mathrm{\frac{m}{s}}## (where m= meters and s=seconds), and you could have ##9 \times...
You also have to question the book as you read it in order to understand the plot. Otherwise you will be a reader but not a learner and say, "I just read this entire book now what was it about?" WHy read if you do not analyze what you are reading?
Aren't all breakthroughs in Physics the ability...
I do understand the difference it is just the question of how do we calculate atomic weight accurately and how can we say that isotopes have the same number of protons but just different number of neutrons? The only reason we know Hellium has two protons is because it takes 2 times the amount of...
Apologies if you took my posts as hostile. None was intended. I was using humor in the sentence you quoted me on. It is very difficult to express emotion through text so please be advised that the only emotion I am intending in any of my posts is the emotion of interest. It is difficult for me...
I love the way you have explained everything. It took me time to understand what is being said but I think I grasp it now. The only part I'm stumped on is ## \ \mathrm{\frac{N m^2}{C^2}}##. Where does this tie in with ##9 \times 10^9##?
I get k being the name for the proportionality much like...
Thank you for making things a little bit clearer. I watched the first video you mentioned and now I'm on to the second. I am soaking it all up like a sponge.
I see what you are saying and I agree. My reasoning behind what I said is just that these are concepts I assume you understand, so it is not a knowledge burden for me to summarize everything in one post. As for your responses though, in order for me to comprehend and grasp concepts I would need...
So it was decided that the standard unit for charge is Coulombs, for Force is KNewtons, and for distance is Metres. I understand the concept of units being assigned to a value.
When you say it is, "an experimental detail" what exactly does that mean?
Thank you for your previous response, btw.
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I love learning. Recently a spark in interest with the fundamentals of life. It is very common to be taught and not question the "How?" We where taught that π is the circumference of a circle divided by the diameter. But my curiosity asks, "How do we know that?" What was done in the...
I've been researching the proof of subatomic particles given the fact that we have never seen them before. It has always been recognized that protons, electrons, and neutrons exist; but I question how we know for certain they exist.
Across my studying I've realized that in 1897, J. J. Thompson...