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    Undergrad What is the Nature of Photons?

    A photon is the carrier of the electromagnetic force. Anything involving electrodynamics from radio waves to visible light to gamma rays is carried by the photon. A photon is both a wave and a particle. In Thomas Young's Experiment he discovered that light behaves differently when being...
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    High School Asteroid hits moon → moon hits Earth possible?

    It's a superficial question since the chance of an asteroid of sufficient mass to have such an effect colliding with the Earth within the next few generations is almost negligible, the chance of one hitting the moon is astronomically minute. Besides, for those who watch Stargate, you could...
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    Relationship between temperature and resistance

    1. Well, we want to find the relationship between resistance and temperature. We asked the lab techie and he said to use some Nichrome wire in a coil and test the potential difference, current and temperature of the wire. We're having a problem getting it set up. We're not sure how to set up...
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    Relationship between temperature and resistance

    1. Well, we want to find the relationship between resistance and temperature. We asked the lab techie and he said to use some Nichrome wire in a coil and test the potential difference, current and temperature of the wire. We're having a problem getting it set up. We're not sure how to set up...