The Medical Cat

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Chemistry Randos

HIGHER THE BOND ENERGY, SHORTER THE BOND (inverse)

Bond length is also inversely related to bond strength and the bond dissociation energy, as a stronger bond is also a shorter bond, however, there are also few exceptions (Ex, H-H and H-O, the latter one has longer and stronger bond).

SPECIFIC HEAT (Heat Capacity, C)

***"the amount of energy required to raise 1g of that substance by 1 degree Celsius"

- larger the value, harder it is to raise the temp (ex: wood's 2.1 > mercury's 0.1)

Log rules...ugggggh

log_a x = N means that a^N = x.

"Log(5) for example is saying that 10 raised to [log(5)] equals 5.

So log(5) = 0.69897 because 10^0.69897=5"

The Doppler Effect

Coolest http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t63xYSgmKE

Less Cool http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg9F5pN5tlI

Monday, June 13, 2011

Extreme Physics...

Spatial Resolution: The ability to located an event in space

ex: This can be determined from "the spacing of the anode wires"

(translational motion)

Hydrostatic pressure is what is exerted by a liquid when it is at rest. The height of a liquid column of uniform density is directly proportional to the hydrostatic pressure.

PRESSURE IN A LIQUID IS PROPORTIONAL TO THE HEIGHT OF THE LIQUID ABOVE IT (p = density x g x h)