Difference between beats and interference
An interference pattern is produced when two waves of similar frequency traveling in similar direction superimpose, while beats are created when frequencies are faintly dissimilar.…
Physics
What is dimension of a physical quantity?
Dimension of a physical quantity is a function that determines the number of times we need to alter the numerical value of physical quantity while…
Describe Reversible and Irreversible process
Reversible process: A thermodynamic process in which any sort of change of a working substance in the external condition, starting from a given initial can…
What do you mean by stationary wave?
Stationary wave: When two simple harmonic waves of the same amplitude, frequency and time period travel in opposite direction in a straight line, the resultant…
What do you mean by Black body?
Black body: A body having the capability to absorb all the heat radiations of all wavelength completely, incident on it, is known as perfectly black…
Describe Clinical Thermometer
A clinical thermometer is a sensitive Fahrenheit scale thermometer. For measuring the temperature of the human body this thermometer is extensively used. For this reason,…
What are the assumptions of BCS theory?
BSC theory is the first microscopic theory which can successfully explain the properties of superconductivity. The theory was modeled by the efforts of John Bardeen,…
What do you mean by friction?
Whenever a body in contact with a second one, moves or tends to move, forces opposing the motion come into play. They are tangential to…
What is centripetal acceleration and centripetal force?
Centripetal acceleration: When a point object is moving on a horizontal circular path with a constant speed, the direction of its velocity vector is changing…
Show graphically how beats are produced?
Graphical analysis of beats: Beats: When two sets of waves of nearly equal frequencies and amplitude are superposed it is found that the amplitude of…
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